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They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.
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A Stunningly Precise Prophecy
Commentators are struck by the precise fulfillment of this verse in Jesus' crucifixion. As detailed in John 19:23-24, soldiers divided some of Jesus' garments but cast lots for his seamless tunic. Scholars like Albert Barnes argue that such a specific, uncontrollable event, written centuries earlier, provides powerful evidence that the psalm prophetically points to Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They part my garments among them - They divide; they apportion. This refers merely to the fact that they made such a division or di…
19th Century
Anglican
They part my garments ... — that is, as of one already dead. The word “garment” (beged) and “vesture” (lebûs…
Baptist
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. But do not be far from me, O LORD: O my strength, hasten to help me. Deliver m…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They part my garments among them Such as died the death of the cross were crucified naked F8, and their c…
In these verses, we see Christ suffering and Christ praying, which directs us to expect suffering and to look up to God amidst it. The specific man…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalms, the sufferings which David endured from his son and from Saul seemed to be addressed. Now here, in the third set …
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