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Psalms 22:18

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.
Psalms 22:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.
17I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me.
18They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.
19But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
20Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion`s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Draw nigh unto my soul, etc.] God his father, while he was suffering, stood afar off from him; wherefore he desires that he would draw nigh to him in the manifestations of his love and favour to him; which he did, when he made known to him the way of life, and made him full of joy with his countenance; [and] redeem it: that is, from the power of the grave; not leave it there, but raise him from the dead, and give him glory, as he did; deliver me, because of mine enemies; that they might not triumph over him, as if, being dead, he should rise no more; and so the Targum, “that mine enemies might not lift up themselves against me.” Or the meaning is, deliver me from the grave, raise me from the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This literally fulfilled prediction closes the sad picture of the exposed and deserted sufferer.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They part - This also cannot be applied to David, but was literally fulfilled in Christ, Mat 27:35; Joh 19:24. Psalms 22:20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 27:35; Mar 15:24; Luk 23:34; Joh 19:23, Joh 19:24 Psalms 22:19”
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