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Psalm 22, Thirst
Written: ~1000 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30
Psalm 22 described the extreme thirst of the sufferer, fulfilled in Jesus's cry of thirst from the cross.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Psalm 22:15
"My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death."
New Testament Fulfillment
John 19:28
"Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty.""
Commentary
John explicitly states that Jesus said "I am thirsty" to fulfill Scripture. The physical agony of crucifixion produces extreme dehydration. Psalm 22:15 describes this with vivid accuracy: the tongue sticking to the roof of the mouth, the body reduced to dust.