They divide my garments among themselves

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? · Psalms 22

Story guide: Dogs menace him while hostile men cast lots for his cloak. Threatening dogs and a lion image surround exposed hands and feet; nearby men divide clothing by lot. Follow POB's wording.

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16For dogs have surrounded me; a company of evildoers has encircled me; like a lion—my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones; they look, they stare at me.

18They divide my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.

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