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Psalm 22

Psa. 22:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For dogs
keleb (Hebrew #3611)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
KJV usage: dog.
Pronounce: keh'-leb
Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
d have compassed
cabab (Hebrew #5437)
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Pronounce: saw-bab'
Origin: a primitive root
me: the assembly
`edah (Hebrew #5712)
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare 5713.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in the original sense of fixture
of the wicked
ra`a` (Hebrew #7489)
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
KJV usage: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), + displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, X indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.
Pronounce: raw-ah'
Origin: a primitive root
have inclosed
naqaph (Hebrew #5362)
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
KJV usage: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
Pronounce: naw-kaf'
Origin: a primitive root
me: theye pierced
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
karah (Hebrew #3738)
properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
KJV usage: dig, X make (a banquet), open.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
my hands
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
and my feet
regel (Hebrew #7272)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda
KJV usage: X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.
Pronounce: reh'-gel
Origin: from 7270
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Rev. 22:15• 15Without {i}are{/i} the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and every one that loveth and practiceth a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
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John 20:25‑27• 25The other disciples said therefore to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will in nowise believe.
 26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace to you.
 27Then he saith to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands, and reach thy hand, and put [it] into my side, and be not unbelieving but believing. (John 20:25‑27)

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Ministry on This Verse

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dogs.
Psa. 22:1• 1To the chief musician, upon the hind of the dawn; a Psalm of David.{HR}My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?{HR}Far off from my deliverance, the words of my roaring? (Psa. 22:1)
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Psa. 22•  (Psa. 22)
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Psa. 22:20• 20Deliver my soul from the sword,{HR}Mine only one from the power of the dog. (Psa. 22:20)
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Psa. 59:6,14• 6Let them return at the evening,{HR}Let them howl like the dog,{HR}And go around the city.
 14And at the evening let them return,{HR}Let them howl like the dog,{HR}And go around the city. (Psa. 59:6,14)
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Matt. 7:6• 6Give not the holy thing to the dogs, nor cast your pearl before the swine lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and rend you. (Matt. 7:6)
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Phil. 3:2• 2See to dogs, see to evil workers, see to the concision; (Phil. 3:2)
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Rev. 22:15• 15Without {i}are{/i} the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and every one that loveth and practiceth a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
compassed.
Luke 11:53‑54• 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth [that they might accuse him]. (Luke 11:53‑54)
assembly.
Psa. 86:14• 14O God, proud men rise against me,{HR}And an assembly of violent [men] sought my soul{HR}And set thee not before them. (Psa. 86:14)
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Jer. 12:6• 6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. (Jer. 12:6)
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Matt. 26:57• 57{i}Now they that had seized Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.{/i} (Matt. 26:57)
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Mark 15:16‑20• 16{i}And{/i} the soldiers led him away into the court [called] Praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
 17And they clothed him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
 18And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
 19{i}And{/i} they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, worshipped him.
 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own garments on him, and lead him out to crucify him. (Mark 15:16‑20)
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Luke 22:63‑71• 63And the men who held him, mocked him, beating him,
 64and covering him up, asked him, saying, Prophesy who is it that struck thee?
 65And many other things they were saying blasphemously to him.
 66And when it was day, the elderhood of the people, both chief priests and scribes, were gathered together, and led him into their council, saying,
 67If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, you will not at all believe;
 68and if I should ask, ye would not at all answer.
 69But henceforth shall the Son of Man be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.
 70And they all said, Thou, then, art the Son of God? And he said to them, Ye say that I am.
 71And they said, What need have we of witness further? For we have ourselves heard from his mouth. (Luke 22:63‑71)
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Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11• 4{i}And{/i} Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no fault in this man.
 5But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee as far as this.
 10And the chief priests and the scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
 11And Herod with his troops set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed [him] with a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate. (Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11)
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Luke 23:23• 23But they were urgent with loud voices begging that he might be crucified; and their voices [and those of the high priests] prevailed. (Luke 23:23)
they pierced.The textual reading is {kaäri,} "as a lion my hands and feet;" but several MSS., read {kâroo,} and others {karoo} in the margin, which affords the reading adopted by our translators. So the LXX. [oryxan cheiras mou kai podas,] so also the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic; and as all the Evangelists so quote the passage, and apply it to the crucifixion of Christ, there seems scarcely the shadow of a doubt that this is the genuine reading; especially when it is considered, that the other contains no sense at all.
The whole difference lies between [vâv] {wav} and [yôwd,] {yood,} which might easily be mistaken for each other.
Zech. 12:10• 10And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zech. 12:10)
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Matt. 27:35• 35{i}And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.{/i} (Matt. 27:35)
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Mark 15:24• 24And having crucified him, they part his garments, casting lots upon them, what each should take. (Mark 15:24)
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Luke 23:33• 33And when they came to the place called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left. (Luke 23:33)
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John 19:23,37• 23The soldiers therefore, when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and the vest; but the vest was seamless from the top woven through the whole.
 37and again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. (John 19:23,37)
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John 20:25,27• 25The other disciples said therefore to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will in nowise believe.
 27Then he saith to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands, and reach thy hand, and put [it] into my side, and be not unbelieving but believing. (John 20:25,27)
• There was the manifestation of the character of men, when, through His own giving Himself up, He was in their power. Dogs encompassed him—creatures without heart or conscience—without shame or feeling, whose pleasure was in the shame of another, and in insults offered to Him who made no resistance, in outrages to the righteous. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• In verses 16-20, the Gentile opposition to Christ is seen. (“Psalm 21” by H. Smith)
• Like dogs, acting without heart or conscience, they deliver to death One whom they own to be innocent. (“Psalm 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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For dogs have surrounded me,{HR}The congregation of evil-doers have encompassed me,{HR}Piercing my hands and my feet.