Where a verse leads
Psalm 22:18: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”Psalm 22:18
Psalm 22:18 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Psalm 22 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“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 therefore the soldiers did.”
John 19:24 · King James Version
“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.”
Matthew 27:35 · King James Version
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Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- They Part My Garments
- They Parted My Garments (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does Psalm 22:18 mean?
Psalm 22:18 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Psalm 22:18 in the Bible?
Psalm 22:18 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Psalm 22:18 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Psalm 22:18 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.