13 They open their mouths against me—
lions, mauling and roaring.(A)
14 I am poured out like water,(B)
and all my bones are disjointed;(C)
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.(D)
15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;(E)
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.(F)
You put me into the dust of death.(G)

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13 Roaring lions(A) that tear their prey(B)
    open their mouths wide(C) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(D)
My heart has turned to wax;(E)
    it has melted(F) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(G)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(H)
    you lay me in the dust(I) of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength