Psalms 22:18
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
KJV
They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.
ASV
אֲסַפֵּ֥ר כָּל עַצְמוֹתָ֑/י הֵ֥מָּה יַ֝בִּ֗יטוּ יִרְאוּ בִֽ/י
Hebrew
They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
YLT
They divide my garments amongst them. They cast lots for my clothing.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
ה
h
verb · 70×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
י
y
noun · 126×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
סֹּפֵ֔ר
spr
verb · 161×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 2 later passages.
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John 19:24 · exact_quote"They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things th…"Psalm 22: they divided my garments and cast lots — at the cross
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Matt 27:35 · adapted"And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots."Psalm 22: they divided my garments — adapted at crucifixion
Themes
Prophecy
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 17.—Of Those Things in the 110th Psalm Which Relate to the Priesthood of Christ, and in the 22d to His Passion. Just as in that psalm also where Christ is most openly proclaimed as Priest, even as He is here as King, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at my right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.”10911091 Ps. cx. 1. That Christ sits on the right hand of…
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? This Psalm is preeminently the Psalm of the Cross. Christ himself uttered these words upon the cross. The details of piercing the hands and feet, casting lots for the garments, the mockery of the bystanders — all were literally fulfilled in the passion of Christ. Yet the Psalm ends in triumph, with the declaration that all the ends of …
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. Calvin treats the passion narrative with deep reverence. The inscription "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was, despite Pilate's intention, a true proclamation. The seamless coat for which the soldiers cast lots fulfills Psalm 22. Christ's cry "It is finished" is not a groan of defeat but a shout of triumph — the work of r…
Rashi reads Psalm 22 as David's own prayer in a time of profound personal distress, not as a prophecy about a future person. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" is the cry of David in exile or persecution. The details — the mocking, the casting of lots for garments — describe David's own experiences. Rashi thereby provides the standard Jewish counter-reading to the Chri…
Cross-references
- John 19:23 — Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
- John 19:24 — They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my ves
- Jonah 1:7 — And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
- Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
- Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
- Mark 15:24 — And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
- Matt 27:35 — And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
- Matt 27:35 — And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.