“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,

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if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,

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12 (A)Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of (B)Bashan have encircled Me.
13 (C)They [a]gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

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  1. Psalm 22:13 Lit. have opened their mouths at Me

12 Many bulls(A) surround me;(B)
    strong bulls of Bashan(C) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(D) that tear their prey(E)
    open their mouths wide(F) against me.

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32 The wicked (A)watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.

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32 The wicked lie in wait(A) for the righteous,(B)
    intent on putting them to death;

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16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
(A)They[a] pierced My hands and My feet;

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  1. Psalm 22:16 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT Like a lion instead of They pierced

16 Dogs(A) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[a](B) my hands and my feet.

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  1. Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion

The Lord Helps His Troubled People

A Psalm of David (A)when he fled from Absalom his son.

Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.

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Psalm 3[a]

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.(A)

Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!

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  1. Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.

Joy in the Salvation of the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

21 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the (A)request of his lips. Selah

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Psalm 21[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.(A)
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!(B)

You have granted him his heart’s desire(C)
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.
  2. Psalm 21:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, (A)representatives of the congregation, men of renown. (B)They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You [a]take too much upon yourselves, for (C)all the congregation is holy, every one of them, (D)and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

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  1. Numbers 16:3 assume too much for

and rose up against Moses.(A) With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.(B) They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(C) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(D) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(E) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(F)

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