Psalms 22:16

Surrounded by dogs and evildoers, he says, 'They have pierced my hands and feet.' Christians see here a striking prophecy of crucifixion.

Cross-references · 26

• John 19:37And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
• Zech 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.
• Matt 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
• 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.”
• 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.
• John 19:34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
• Mark 15:24And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
• John 20:27Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
• 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.
• Mark 15:16–20Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
• Phil 3:2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
• Ps 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
• Isa 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.
• Luke 23:4–5Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
• Luke 23:23But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
• Ps 59:6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
• Luke 23:10–11Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
• Ps 22:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
• Ps 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
• Rev 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Luke 11:53–54As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
• Matt 26:57Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
• Luke 22:63–71The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
• Matt 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.
• Ps 59:14They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
• Jer 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.

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