Psalms 22:15

Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

In Context

14Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,—My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body;

16For dogs have surrounded me,—An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

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Cross References

Genesis 18:27And Abraham responded and said,—Behold I pray thee I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, though I am dust and ashes:

Job 7:21And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.

Job 19:20Unto my skin and unto my flesh, have my bones cleaved, and I have escaped with the akin of my teeth.

Job 30:16Now, therefore, over myself, my soul poureth itself out, There seize me days of affliction:

Psalms 30:9What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

Psalms 38:10My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:12-22

The Sufferings of the Messiah; The Messiah Supported in His Sufferings. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast… Read the whole commentary →

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