Psalms 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 22:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.”

Psalms 22:16 — World English Bible

Psalms 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 22:16 — American Standard Version

Psalms 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”

Psalms 22:16 — Darby Translation

Psalms 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For dogges haue compassed me, and the assemblie of the wicked haue inclosed me: they perced mine hands and my feete.”

Psalms 22:16 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 22:16 in Context — Psalms 22

14 Ils ouvrent contre moi leur gueule, Semblables au lion qui déchire et rugit.

15 Je suis comme de l’eau qui s’écoule, Et tous mes os se séparent; Mon cœur est comme de la cire, Il se fond dans mes entrailles.

16 Ma force se dessèche comme l’argile, Et ma langue s’attache à mon palais; Tu me réduis à la poussière de la mort.

17 Car des chiens m’environnent, Une bande de scélérats rôdent autour de moi, Ils ont percé mes mains et mes pieds.

18 Je pourrais compter tous mes os. Eux, ils observent, ils me regardent;

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What Does Psalms 22:16 Mean?

Psalms 22:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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