“Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.”
The statement that enemies divide the speaker's garments among them and cast lots for clothing establishes complete humiliation in death. The division of garments suggests stripping of all possessions and dignity. The casting of lots suggests the speaker's clothing becomes object of gambling. This verse depicts humiliation extending even to death.
Church Fathers on Psalms 22:20
To the end, for the taking up of the morning, a psalm of David. 1. “To the end,” for His own resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself speaks. John 20:1-17 For in the morning on the first day of the week was His resurrection, whereby He was taken up, into eternal life, “Over whom death shall have no more dominion.” Romans 6:9 Now what follows is spoken in the person of The Crucified. For from the head of this Psalm are the words, which He cried out, while hanging on the…
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