Verse 14
14. I am poured out like water A figure denoting a profuse waste of the vital forces. But in 2 Samuel 14:14, the figure implies that the loss is irrecoverable, “as water spill which cannot be gathered up again,” which gave to the ceremony of pouring out water “before the Lord” the significance of a confirmation of a covenant whose engagements could not be recalled. 1 Samuel 7:6. The life of Christ was freely given. “He poured out his soul unto death,” (Isaiah 53:12,) in his soul agony and bloody sweat. Matthew 26:38; Luke 22:44.
Bones… out of joint As if the ligaments were dissolved and the muscles weakened, so that the limbs were uncontrollable. This would be the natural effect of crucifixion. But of Christ, not a bone was broken. John 19:36.
My heart is like wax The loss of courage and resolution through fear is often signified by the melting of wax. Psalms 68:2; Micah 1:4; Joshua 2:11. Jesus was “sore amazed” and “very heavy,” (Mark 14:33,) and fear was a leading feature of his sufferings. Hebrews 5:7. See Psalms 22:19-21 of this psalm.
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