Psalm 22:16
“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 22Meaning
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”
Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue
Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue
Read carefully
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.” Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”