11 Do not be far from me,(A)
    for trouble is near(B)
    and there is no one to help.(C)

12 Many bulls(D) surround me;(E)
    strong bulls of Bashan(F) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(G) that tear their prey(H)
    open their mouths wide(I) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(J)
My heart has turned to wax;(K)
    it has melted(L) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(M)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(N)
    you lay me in the dust(O) of death.

16 Dogs(P) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[b](Q) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare(R) and gloat over me.(S)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots(T) for my garment.(U)

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Footnotes

  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

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