Psalms 22:14

Psalms 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast;
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.

Context of Psalms 22:14

12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in! 13Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey. My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. 15My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. 16My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalms 22:14 word by word

כַּמַּ֥יִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮ וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ כָּֽל־עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥י הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּי כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג נָ֝מֵ֗ס בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I am poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• like waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and all my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• are out of jointפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is like waxדּוֹנַגdônag · waxH1749
• it is meltedמָסַסmâsas · to meltH4549
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of my bowelsמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578

Cross-references for Psalms 22:14

• Joshua 7:5chased the Israelites from the town gate as far as the quarries, and they killed about thirty-six who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed with fear at this turn of events, and their courage melted away.
• Matthew 26:38He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
• Luke 22:44He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
• John 12:27“Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came!
• Psalms 22:17I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
• Daniel 5:6and his face turned pale with fright. His knees knocked together in fear and his legs gave way beneath him.
• Psalms 68:2Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
• Job 23:16God has made me sick at heart; the Almighty has terrified me.
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.

Commentaries on Psalms 22:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I am poured out like water - That is, as the old Psalter: Thai rought na mare to sla me than to spil water. The images in this verse are strongly descriptivr of a person in the deepest distress; whose strength, courage, hope, and expectation of succor and relief, had entirely failed. Our Lord's sufferings were extreme; but I cannot think there is any sound theologic sense in which these things can be spoken of Christ, either in his agony in the garden, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I am poured out like water - The sufferer now turns from his enemies, and describes the effect of all these outward persecutions and trials on himself. The meaning in this expression is, that all his strength was gone. It is remarkable that we have a similar expression, which is not easily accounted for, when we say of ourselves that “we are as weak as water.” An expression similar to this occurs in Joshua 7:5: “The hearts of the people melted, and became…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. 14The psalmist feels like he is poured out like water. This describes a temporary and empty life that leaves him drained.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Utter exhaustion and hopeless weakness, in these circumstances of pressing danger, are set forth by the most expressive figures; the solidity of the body is destroyed, and it becomes like water; the bones are parted; the heart, the very seat of vitality, melts like wax; all the juices of the system are dried up; the tongue can no longer perform its office, but lies parched and stiffened (compare Ge 49:4; 2Sa 14:14; Psa 58:8). In this, God is…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 22:14

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Bowels
• Heart
• Persecution
• Wax

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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