Psalm 22:11-21
“They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”
King James Version
The graphic description of the Sufferer — pierced hands and feet, bones out of joint, garments divided by lot — fulfilled in detail at the crucifixion.
Fulfillment References
John 19:23-24 Matthew 27:35 John 19:28 Luke 23:33
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'They pierced my hands and my feet' (cf. Zech. 12:10) — fulfilled in Jesus, the one God whose own hands were pierced; John cites the garment-casting as fulfillment (John 19:24).
JewishA lament of severe affliction; the Masoretic reading of v.16 ('like a lion my hands and feet') is debated against the older 'they pierced.'
CatholicThe crucifixion foreseen — pierced hands and feet, the soldiers casting lots for His garments (John 19:24).
ProtestantThe garment-casting (John 19:24 cites this directly) and 'pierced hands and feet' read as a remarkable pre-crucifixion description.
OrthodoxChrist's passion in vivid prophetic detail.
DispensationalThe piercing and the dividing of garments fulfilled at Calvary.
AcademicA key textual crux: 'they pierced' (ka'aru — LXX and a Nahal Hever Dead Sea Scroll fragment) versus the Masoretic 'like a lion' (ka'ari); the scroll reading supports 'pierced,' a much-discussed find.
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