King James Version
psalm 22:15 in the King James Version says “My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of de...” — study this verse from psalm chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
psalm 22:15 · King James Version
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. gaped: Heb. opened their mouths against me
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. out of: or, sundered
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.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
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