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!
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