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Psalm 22:15
ESV my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.
NIV My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
NASB 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.
CSB 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.
NLT My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
KJV 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.
NKJV My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

What does Psalm 22:15 mean?

Symbolically, David writes about weakness and severe dehydration when his enemies surrounded him—his plight is so traumatic that he feels near death. This continues his dramatic prayer during a time he felt abandoned by God (Psalm 22:1–2), which also serves as a prediction of Messiah's suffering (Matthew 27:46).

A "potsherd" is a fragment of broken clay. The emphasis here is on "dryness," suggesting one whose strength has vanished like the water out of a piece of baked ceramic.

Jesus' strength left Him during the ordeal of His arrest and crucifixion. He was brutalized by Pilate's soldiers. They shoved a crown of thorns onto His head and beat Him with a reed (Matthew 27:27–30). This unusually brutal abuse left Jesus too weak to carry His cross all the way to Calvary. The soldiers compelled Simon, a man of Cyrene, to carry it (Matthew 27:32). In a severely weakened condition on the cross, Jesus died before the two robbers who were crucified alongside Him (John 19:31–33).

Even so, it's worth noting that Jesus died by an act of His will. He called out loudly and dismissed His spirit (Matthew 27:50; Luke 23:46; John 19:30). At one point in His earthly ministry Jesus affirmed: "For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again" (John 10:17–18). It was only after He had fulfilled His mission to provide redemption that Jesus cried, "It is finished" (John 19:30) and dismissed His spirit.
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