Psalm 22:15

Translations

Modern

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Traditional

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.

Literal

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws; and in the dust of death You lay me.

Latin

Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhæsit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me.

Original

Hebrew

English

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Notes

Psalms 22:15

Facing adversity is as terrible as dying of thirst (see Psalm 137:6).
Jesus might have thought of this verse when he said, “I am thirsty” (John 19:28).

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 Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

John 19:28
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
Psalm 69:3
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Psalm 69:21
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Psalm 38:10
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Psalm 104:29
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Psalm 32:3–4
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Matthew 27:50
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Job 29:10
The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—

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