Psalms 22:16

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“For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.”

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BSBPD

“For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 22:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
  2. Psalms 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
  3. Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
  4. Psalms 59:6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
  5. Psalms 59:14They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
  6. Psalms 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
  7. Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
  8. Jeremiah 12:6Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
  9. Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  10. Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
  11. Matthew 26:57Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
  12. Matthew 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
  13. Mark 15:16Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
  14. Mark 15:24And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
  15. Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
  16. Luke 22:63The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
  17. Luke 23:4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
  18. Luke 23:10Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  19. Luke 23:23But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
  20. Luke 23:33When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
  21. John 19:23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
  22. John 19:34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
  23. John 19:37And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
  24. John 20:25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

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