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10 I was thrust into your arms at my birth.
    You have been my God from the moment I was born.

11 Do not stay so far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and no one else can help me.
12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
    fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
13 Like lions they open their jaws against me,
    roaring and tearing into their prey.
14 My life is poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax,
    melting within me.
15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
    My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
    You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
    an evil gang closes in on me.
    They have pierced[a] my hands and feet.
17 I can count all my bones.
    My enemies stare at me and gloat.
18 They divide my garments among themselves
    and throw dice[b] for my clothing.

19 O Lord, do not stay far away!
    You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
20 Save me from the sword;
    spare my precious life from these dogs.
21 Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
    and from the horns of these wild oxen.

22 I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.[c]
    I will praise you among your assembled people.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:16 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek and Syriac versions; most Hebrew manuscripts read They are like a lion at.
  2. 22:18 Hebrew cast lots.
  3. 22:22 Hebrew my brothers.

10 From birth(A) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

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

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

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

19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(W)
    You are my strength;(X) come quickly(Y) to help me.(Z)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(AA)
    my precious life(AB) from the power of the dogs.(AC)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(AD)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(AE)

22 I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly(AF) I will praise you.(AG)

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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