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Psalm 22:9-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 22:9-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Yet it was you who took me from the womb;
you kept me safe on my mother’s breast.(A)
10 On you I was cast from my birth,
and since my mother bore me you have been my God.(B)
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls encircle me;
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;(C)
13 they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.(D)
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;(E)
15 my mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.(F)
16 For dogs are all around me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they bound my hands and feet.[b](G)
17 I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
18 they divide my clothes among themselves,
and for my clothing they cast lots.(H)
19 But you, O Lord, do not be far away!
O my help, come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my life[c] from the power of the dog!(I)
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!
Psalm 22:9-21
New International Version
Psalm 22:9-21
New International Version
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(A)
you made me trust(B) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth(C) I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
12 Many bulls(G) surround me;(H)
strong bulls of Bashan(I) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(J) that tear their prey(K)
open their mouths wide(L) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(M)
My heart has turned to wax;(N)
it has melted(O) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(P)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(Q)
you lay me in the dust(R) of death.
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
- 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
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