God’s Word Translation
Psalms 22:18
18They divide my clothes among themselves. They throw dice for my clothing.
Psalms 22:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
- New International Version (NIV)They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
Context of Psalms 22:18
16Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet. 17I can count all my bones. People stare. They gloat over me. They divide my clothes among themselves. They throw dice for my clothing. 19Do not be so far away, O Lord. Come quickly to help me, O my strength. 20Rescue my soul from the sword, my life from vicious dogs.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:18 word by word
יְחַלְּק֣וּ בְגָדַ֣י לָהֶ֑ם וְעַל־לְ֝בוּשִׁ֗י יַפִּ֥ילוּ גוֹרָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:18
- Matthew 27:35After they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.
- Mark 15:24Next they crucified him. Then they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.
- Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they’re doing.” Meanwhile, the soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.
- John 19:23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them four ways so that each soldier could have a share. His robe was left over. It didn’t have a seam because it had been woven in one piece from top to bottom.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18They part my garments - This could be true in no sense of David. The fact took place at the crucifixion of our Lord. The soldiers divided his upper garment into four parts, each soldier taking a part; but his tunic or inward vestment being without seam, woven in one entire piece, they agreed not to divide, but to cast lots whose the whole should be. Of this scripture the Roman soldiers knew nothing; but they fulfilled it to the letter. This was foreseen…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18They part my garments among them - They divide; they apportion. This refers merely to the fact that they made such a division or distribution of his garments; the manner in which it was done, is specified in the other part of the verse. The word “garments” is a general term, and would be applicable to any part of the raiment. And cast lots upon my vesture - That is, upon the part here represented by the word “vesture,” “they cast lots.” There was a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 In these verses we have Christ suffering, and Christ praying; by which we are directed to look for crosses, and to look up to God under them. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. They pierced his hands and his feet, which were nailed to the accursed tree, and his whole body was left so to hang as to suffer the most severe pain and torture. His natural force failed, being wasted by the fire of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18I can count all my bones: The psalmist's enemies have shamed him by taking his clothes. Jesus also faced this humiliation (see Matthew 27:35). stare and gloat over me: Enemies make the psalmist a target of their ridicule (see Psalms 35:24, 26; 38:16; 55:3; compare 59:10). cast lots: Casting lots was sometimes a way for religious people to seek God's guidance (Leviticus 16:8; Numbers 27:21; Acts 1:24–26). Here, the lots are thrown as a game of chance. The…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. This literally fulfilled prediction closes the sad picture of the exposed and deserted sufferer.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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