1 Al Músico principal, sobre Ajeleth-sahar: Salmo de David. DIOS mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has dejado? ¿[por qué] estás lejos de mi salud, y de las palabras de mi clamor? 2 Dios mío, clamo de día, y no oyes; y de noche, y no hay para mí silencio. 3 Tú empero eres santo, tú que habitas [entre] las alabanzas de Israel. 4 En ti esperaron nuestros padres: esperaron, y tú los libraste. 5 Clamaron á ti, y fueron librados: esperaron en ti, y no se avergonzaron. 6 Mas yo soy gusano, y no hombre; oprobio de los hombres, y desecho del pueblo. 7 Todos los que me ven, escarnecen de mí; estiran los labios, menean la cabeza, [diciendo]: 8 Remítese á Jehová, líbrelo; sálvele, puesto que en él se complacía. 9 Empero tú eres el que me sacó del vientre, el que me haces esperar [desde que estaba] á los pechos de mi madre. 10 Sobre ti fuí echado desde la matriz: desde el vientre de mi madre, tú eres mi Dios. 11 No te alejes de mí, porque la angustia está cerca; porque no hay quien ayude. 12 Hanme rodeado muchos toros; fuertes toros de Basán me han cercado. 13 Abrieron sobre mí su boca, [como] león rapante y rugiente. 14 Heme escurrido como aguas, y todos mis huesos se descoyuntaron: mi corazón fué como cera, desliéndose en medio de mis entrañas. 15 Secóse como un tiesto mi vigor, y mi lengua se pegó á mi paladar; y me has puesto en el polvo de la muerte. 16◆ Porque perros me han rodeado, hame cercado cuadrilla de malignos: horadaron mis manos y mis pies. 17 Contar puedo todos mis huesos; ellos miran, considéranme. 18 Partieron entre sí mis vestidos, y sobre mi ropa echaron suertes. 19 Mas tú, Jehová, no te alejes; fortaleza mía, apresúrate para mi ayuda. 20 Libra de la espada mi alma; del poder del perro mi única. 21 Sálvame de la boca del león, y óyeme [librándome] de los cuernos de los unicornios. 22 Anunciaré tu nombre á mis hermanos: en medio de la congregación te alabaré. 23 Los que teméis á Jehová, alabadle; glorificadle, simiente toda de Jacob; y temed de él, vosotros, simiente toda de Israel. 24 Porque no menospreció ni abominó la aflicción del pobre, ni de él escondió su rostro; sino que cuando clamó á él, oyóle. 25 De ti será mi alabanza en la grande congregación; mis votos pagaré delante de los que le temen. 26 Comerán los pobres, y serán saciados: alabarán á Jehová los que le buscan: vivirá vuestro corazón para siempre. 27 Acordarse han, y volveránse á Jehová todos los términos de la tierra; y se humillarán delante de ti todas las familias de las gentes. 28 Porque de Jehová es el reino; y él se enseñoreará de las gentes. 29 Comerán y adorarán todos los poderosos de la tierra: postraránse delante de él todos los que descienden al polvo, si bien ninguno puede conservar la vida á su propia alma. 30 La posteridad le servirá; será ella contada por una generación de Jehová. 31 Vendrán, y anunciarán al pueblo que naciere, su justicia que él hizo.
Psalm 22 Reina-Valera 1909
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Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Spelling of 1909 (e.g. "fué", "á").
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 22:16; Job 3:24
- 2 Psalm 42:3; Luke 18:7; Psalm 55:16–17; Luke 22:41–46; Psalm 88:1
- 3 Deuteronomy 10:21; Psalm 50:23; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8; Psalm 99:9
- 4 Exodus 14:31; Exodus 14:13–14; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:18–22
- 5 Romans 10:11; Isaiah 49:23; 1 Peter 2:6; Romans 9:33; Isaiah 45:17
- 6 Isaiah 53:3; Job 25:6; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 69:7–12
- 7 Mark 15:29; Matthew 27:39–40; Psalm 109:25; Luke 23:11; Mark 15:20
- 8 Matthew 27:42–43; Mark 15:30–32; Psalm 91:14; Psalm 18:19; Proverbs 16:3
- 9 Psalm 71:6; Isaiah 49:1–2; Psalm 71:17; Psalm 139:15–16; Matthew 2:13–15
- 10 Jeremiah 1:5; Galatians 1:15; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 46:3–4; John 20:17
- 11 Psalm 71:12; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 72:12; Psalm 10:1; John 16:32
- 12 Amos 4:1–3; Acts 4:27; Psalm 68:30; Matthew 27:1; Deuteronomy 32:14–15
- 13 1 Peter 5:8; Psalm 35:21; Psalm 17:12; Lamentations 3:46; Job 16:10
- 14 Psalm 31:10; Job 30:16; Psalm 22:17; Daniel 5:6; Job 23:16
- 15 John 19:28; Psalm 69:3; Psalm 69:21; Isaiah 53:12; Psalm 104:29
- 16 John 19:37; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 27:35; John 20:25; John 19:23
- 17 Luke 23:35; Job 33:21; Matthew 27:39–41; Isaiah 52:14; Luke 23:27
- 18 Matthew 27:35; Luke 23:34; Mark 15:24; John 19:23–24
- 19 Psalm 22:11; Psalm 40:13; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 10:1; Psalm 21:1
- 20 Psalm 35:17; Zechariah 13:7; Psalm 17:13
- 21 2 Timothy 4:17; 1 Peter 5:8; Acts 4:27; John 14:30; Numbers 23:22
- 22 Hebrews 2:11–12; Romans 8:29; Matthew 12:48–49; Matthew 28:10; Psalm 40:9–10
- 23 Revelation 15:4; Psalm 135:19–20; Psalm 107:1–2; Luke 1:50; Psalm 115:11
- 24 Hebrews 5:7; Isaiah 50:6–9; Psalm 118:5; Psalm 116:3–6; Luke 23:46
- 25 Psalm 40:9–10; Psalm 35:18; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 116:14–19; Psalm 66:13
- 26 Psalm 69:32; Psalm 40:16; Isaiah 65:13; Psalm 105:3–4; John 6:48–58
- 27 Psalm 86:9; Isaiah 45:22; Revelation 7:9–12; Psalm 2:8; Isaiah 49:6
- 28 Zechariah 14:9; Psalm 47:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Revelation 11:15; Obadiah 21
- 29 Philippians 2:10; Isaiah 26:19; John 11:25–26; Psalm 45:12; Psalm 113:7
- 30 1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 2:13; Psalm 102:28; Galatians 3:26–29; Psalm 87:6
- 31 Psalm 78:6; Psalm 86:9; Romans 1:17; Psalm 102:18; Isaiah 44:3–5
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- Psalm 22:16: “they pierced” or “like a lion”?
Most Hebrew manuscripts of Psalm 22:16 (22:17 in Hebrew) read ka’ari, “like a lion, my hands and my feet,” a line with no verb. The Greek Septuagint reads “they dug my hands and my feet,” which Christian Bibles have long rendered “pierced.” A Psalms fragment from the Judean desert has a different spelling that may be a verb. What the original Hebrew said is honestly debated.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
All that see Me have derided Me; they have spoken with their lips; they have wagged their head, [saying] He hoped in God, let Him deliver Him, let Him save Him, since He delighteth in Him." Ye see, beloved, what is the example which has been given us; for if the Lord thus humbled Himself, what shall we do who …
They now ask of me judgment, and dare to draw near to God." And again in other words, through another prophet, He says, "They pierced My hands and My feet, and for My vesture they cast lots." And indeed David, the king and prophet, who uttered these things, suffered none of them; but Jesus Christ stretched forth His hands, being …
… friends and those nearest to Him; and that He should stretch forth His hands the whole day long; and that He should be mocked and maligned by those who looked upon Him; and that His garments should be parted, and lots cast upon His raiment; and that He should be brought down to the dust of death with all [the …
or how shall they believe without a preacher?" And those who seek the Lord shall praise Him. For those who seek shall find Him, and those who find Him shall praise Him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers are gathered together against the Lord, and against His anointed." And elsewhere he mentions also the image of the cross, saying on this wise, "They pierced my hand and my feet," and those things which the soldiers were emboldened to do, he adds with all exactness, "For they parted my …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)