Passage

Psalms 22.14-18

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13. They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion."

"14. I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. 15. 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. 16. For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. 17. I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me. 18. They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots."

"19. But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog." (Psalms 22:12-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. 13. They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring."

"14. I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me. 15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death. 16. For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet. 17. I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me. 18. They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing."

"19. But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog." (Psalms 22:12-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. ^{gaped: Heb. opened their mouths against me}"

"14. 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} 15. 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. 16. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 18. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture."

"19. But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. ^{my darling: Heb. my only one} ^{power: Heb. hand}" (Psalms 22:12-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me, 13. They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring."

"14. As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15. Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws. 16. 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. 17. I count all my bones, they look expectingly, They look upon me, 18. They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall."

"19. And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste. 20. Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one." (Psalms 22:12-20, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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