14 I am (A)poured out like water,
And all my (B)bones are out of joint;
My (C)heart is like wax;
It is melted within [a]me.
15 My (D)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,
And (E)my tongue clings to my jaws;
And You (F)lay me [b]in the dust of death.
16 For (G)dogs have surrounded me;
[c]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
[d]They (H)pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones.
(I)They look, they stare at me;
18 They (J)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.

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  1. Psalm 22:14 Lit my inward parts
  2. Psalm 22:15 Lit to
  3. Psalm 22:16 Or An assembly
  4. Psalm 22:16 Another reading is Like a lion, my...

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

16 Dogs(G) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[b](H) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare(I) and gloat over me.(J)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots(K) for my garment.(L)

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
  2. 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