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Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
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My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a piece of pottery, And my tongue clings to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And Thou dost lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My strength has dried up like a broken clay pot, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You, God, have left me to die in the dirt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; and you have brought me into the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, "" And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My strength was dried up as the potsherd, and my tongue cleaving to my jaws; and thou wilt set me for the dust of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:16>My strength has dried up like clay, and my tongue has adhered to my jaws. And you have pulled me down, into the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue cleaves to my palate; you lay me in the dust of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />my mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and thou hast thrown me into the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My power has dried up like the clay vessel of a Potter; my tongue is stuck to the roof of my palate, and you have cast me into the dust of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my throat; And Thou layest me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/22-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2256" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">The Psalm of the Cross</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">My strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: yā·ḇêš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">is dried up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ka·ḥe·reś (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">like a potsherd,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: ū·lə·šō·w·nî (Conj-w:: N-csc:: 1cs) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">and my tongue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: muḏ·bāq (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">sticks</a> <a href="/hebrew/4455.htm" title="4455: mal·qō·w·ḥāy (N-mdc:: 1cs) -- The jaws, in, spoil. From laqach; transitively the jaws; intransitively, spoil.">to the roof of my mouth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8239.htm" title="8239: tiš·pə·ṯê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To set (on the fire). A primitive root; to locate, i.e. hang on or establish, reduce.">You lay me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: wə·la·‘ă·p̄ar- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">in the dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Matthew 27:48</a></span><br />One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Mark 15:36</a></span><br />And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-6.htm">John 4:6-7</a></span><br />Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. / When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29</a></span><br />A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a></span><br />Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a></span><br />The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-30.htm">John 19:30</a></span><br />When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a></span><br />They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Amos 8:13</a></span><br />In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue sticks to my jaws; and you have brought me into the dust of death.</p><p class="hdg">strength</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3,4</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm">Proverbs 17:22</a></b></br> A merry heart doeth good <i>like</i> a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.</p><p class="hdg">tongue</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3,21</a></b></br> I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-10.htm">Job 29:10</a></b></br> The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a></b></br> The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, <i>and</i> no man breaketh <i>it</i> unto them.</p><p class="hdg">into the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Psalm 30:9</a></b></br> What profit <i>is there</i> in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a></b></br> Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></b></br> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou <i>art</i>, and unto dust shalt thou return.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/job/41-28.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Jaws</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Layest</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Potsherd</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/psalms/22-17.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/141-9.htm">Jaws</a> <a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Layest</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Potsherd</a> <a href="/psalms/22-20.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/102-7.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/psalms/22-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Throat</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">David complains in great discouragement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">He prays in great distress</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">He praises God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/22.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>My strength is dried up</b><br />The phrase "My strength is dried up" evokes a vivid image of utter exhaustion and depletion. The Hebrew word for "strength" here is "koach," which often denotes physical power or vigor. In the context of <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, traditionally attributed to David, this expression captures a profound sense of weakness and vulnerability. Historically, this psalm is seen as a prophetic foreshadowing of the suffering of Christ, and this particular phrase can be seen as reflecting the physical and spiritual anguish experienced during the crucifixion. The imagery of drying up suggests a complete draining of life force, akin to a plant withering under a relentless sun, emphasizing the depth of the psalmist's distress.<p><b>like a potsherd</b><br />The comparison "like a potsherd" further intensifies the imagery of desolation. A potsherd is a broken piece of pottery, often discarded and considered worthless. In ancient times, pottery was a common household item, and broken pieces were a familiar sight. This metaphor suggests not only fragility but also a sense of being broken and discarded. The psalmist feels as though his strength has become as brittle and useless as a shard of clay, underscoring the theme of abandonment and suffering. This imagery resonates with the experience of Christ on the cross, where He was broken and poured out for humanity.<p><b>and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth</b><br />This phrase vividly describes extreme thirst and dehydration. The Hebrew word "dabaq," translated as "sticks," conveys the idea of clinging or cleaving, suggesting an intense dryness that causes the tongue to adhere to the palate. This condition is not only physically agonizing but also symbolizes a deeper spiritual desolation. In the context of the crucifixion, this imagery aligns with the accounts of Jesus expressing thirst, highlighting His full participation in human suffering. The psalmist's experience of parchedness can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual longing and the desperate need for divine intervention.<p><b>You lay me in the dust of death</b><br />The phrase "You lay me in the dust of death" is a poignant acknowledgment of mortality and the inevitability of death. The Hebrew word "shakab," translated as "lay," implies being placed or positioned, suggesting a passive submission to the circumstances. The "dust of death" evokes the creation narrative in Genesis, where humanity is formed from dust, and to dust, it returns. This imagery reinforces the theme of human frailty and the transient nature of life. In the context of the psalm, it reflects a profound trust in God's sovereignty, even in the face of death. For Christians, this verse foreshadows Christ's burial and His ultimate victory over death, offering hope and redemption through His resurrection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">My strength.</span>--The conjecture, "my palate," instead of "my strength," improves the parallelism. Others, but not so happily, "my moisture."<p><span class= "bld">The dust of</span> <span class= "bld">death.</span>--Comp. Shakespeare's "Macbeth:"<p>"The way to dusty death."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My strength is dried up like a potsherd</span>. All strength dies out under the action of the many acute pains which rack the whole frame, and as little remains as there remains of moisture in a potsherd. <span class="cmt_word">And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws</span>. An extreme and agonizing thirst sets in - the secretions generally fail - and the saliva especially is suppressed, so that the mouth feels parched and dry. Hence the cry of suffering which was at last wrung from our Lord, when, just before the end, he exclaimed, "I thirst" (<a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And thou hast brought me into the dust of death</span>. "The dust of death" is a periphrasis for death itself, which is so closely associated in our thoughts with the dust of the tomb (see below, ver. 29; and comp. <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Psalm 30:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a>; and <a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9</a>; <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Job 34:35</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/22-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּחִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is dried up</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a potsherd,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ka·ḥe·reś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my tongue</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·šō·w·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sticks</span><br /><span class="heb">מֻדְבָּ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(muḏ·bāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the roof of my mouth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְקוֹחָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mal·qō·w·ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4455.htm">Strong's 4455: </a> </span><span class="str2">The jaws, in, spoil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You lay me</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·pə·ṯê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8239.htm">Strong's 8239: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to set (on the fire)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the dust</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽלַעֲפַר־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·‘ă·p̄ar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֥וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 22:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 22:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>