Psalms
Psalm 22:14–15
14I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed.
My heart is like wax;
it melts away within me.
15My strengthc is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You lay me in the dust of death.
Footnotes
- c 22:15 MT; or My mouth, a possible reading of the original Hebrew text
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 22:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am poured out | נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮ | niš·paḵ·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| like water | כַּמַּ֥יִם | kam·ma·yim | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and all | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my bones | עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥י | ‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| are disjointed | וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ | wə·hiṯ·pā·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6504 divide |
| My heart | לִ֭בִּי | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is | הָיָ֣ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like wax | כַּדּוֹנָ֑ג | kad·dō·w·nāḡ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1749 wax |
| it melts away | נָ֝מֵ֗ס | nā·mês | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4549 dissolve, melt |
| within | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| me | מֵעָֽי׃ | mê·‘āy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
Psalm 22:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My strength | כֹּחִ֗י | kō·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3581 strength, power |
| is dried up | יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ | yā·ḇêš | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
| like a potsherd | כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀ | ka·ḥe·reś | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd |
| and my tongue | וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי | ū·lə·šō·w·nî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H3956 tongue |
| sticks | מֻדְבָּ֣ק | muḏ·bāq | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| to the roof of my mouth | מַלְקוֹחָ֑י | mal·qō·w·ḥāy | Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular | H4455 booty, prey |
| You lay me | תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃ | tiš·pə·ṯê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H8239 set |
| in the dust | וְֽלַעֲפַר־ | wə·la·‘ă·p̄ar- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| of death | מָ֥וֶת | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 22:14 Job 30:16 · Psalm 31:10 · Daniel 5:6 · Psalm 22:17 · Job 23:16 · Luke 22:44 · Joshua 7:5 · Mark 14:33–34 · John 12:27 · Matthew 26:38 · Nahum 2:10 · Psalm 68:2
Psalm 22:15 John 19:28 · Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 69:21 · Isaiah 53:12 · Psalm 104:29 · Psalm 32:3–4 · Psalm 38:10 · Matthew 27:50 · 1 Corinthians 15:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.