Psalm 22:14

Translations

Modern

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Traditional

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.

Literal

I am poured out like water, and all of my bones are separated; my heart has become like wax, and has melted in the midst of my bowels.

Latin

Sicut aqua effusus sum, et dispersa sunt omnia ossa mea: factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens in medio ventris mei.

Original

Hebrew

English

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Notes

Psalms 22:14

The psalmist feels like he is poured out like water. This describes a temporary and empty life that leaves him drained.

Psalms 22:12–18

The psalmist again shares his deep pain and suffering (see Psalm 22:1–2, 6–8). His trouble comes from human beings who act like wild animals.

Psalms 22:1–21

The psalmist switches between thinking about his current difficult situation and remembering the Lord's past faithfulness. He ends the psalm with a prayer for rescue.

Psalms 22:1–31

All previous laments seem minor compared to this outcry against the enemy and God's abandonment. The psalm has two main sections:

the lament (Psalm 22:1–21) and
praise for redemption (Psalm 22:22–31).

This naturally leads to Psalm 23.

The apostles saw this psalm as expressing the sufferings of Jesus Christ. He ultimately fulfilled the purpose of David's humiliation, rejection by people, and divine abandonment (Matthew 27:35, 39, 43, 46; Mark 15:34; John 19:23–24, 28; Hebrews 2:12).

Psalms 20:1–24:10

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering Suffering in Following God The Heart in the Psalms The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

Job 30:16
And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
Psalm 31:10
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
Daniel 5:6
…his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Psalm 22:17
I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
Job 23:16
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Mark 14:33–34
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Psalm 68:2
As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
Nahum 2:10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

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