Psalms 22:12-21

Surrounded by Enemies and Suffering

Psalms 22:12-21
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Many bulls surround me, wild bulls of Bashan close in on me.
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They open their mouths wide against me, like ravening, roaring lions.
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I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; my heart has become like wax it melts inside me;
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my mouth is as dry as a fragment of a pot, my tongue sticks to my palate; you lay me down in the dust of death.
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Dogs are all around me, a pack of villains closes in on me like a lion [at] my hands and feet.
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I can count every one of my bones, while they gaze at me and gloat.
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They divide my garments among themselves; for my clothing they throw dice.
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But you, ADONAI, don't stay far away! My strength, come quickly to help me!
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Rescue me from the sword, Or: "They pierced my hands and feet." See Introduction, Section VIII, paragraph 6, and Section XIV, footnote 70. my life from the power of the dogs.
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Save me from the lion's mouth! You have answered me from the wild bulls' horns.
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