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Psalm 22:13-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 22:13-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
13 Many bulls[a] surround me;
fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me.
14 They open their mouths against me,
lions that rend and roar.(A)
15 Like water my life drains away;
all my bones are disjointed.
My heart has become like wax,
it melts away within me.
16 As dry as a potsherd is my throat;
my tongue cleaves to my palate;
you lay me in the dust of death.[b]
17 Dogs surround me;
a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and my feet
18 I can count all my bones.(B)
They stare at me and gloat;
19 they divide my garments among them;
for my clothing they cast lots.(C)
20 But you, Lord, do not stay far off;
my strength, come quickly to help me.
21 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my life from the grip of the dog.
22 Save me from the lion’s mouth,
my poor life from the horns of wild bulls.(D)
Footnotes
- 22:13–14 Bulls: the enemies of the psalmist are also portrayed in less-than-human form, as wild animals (cf. Ps 22:17, 21–22). Bashan: a grazing land northeast of the Sea of Galilee, famed for its cattle, cf. Dt 32:14; Ez 39:18; Am 4:1.
- 22:16 The dust of death: the netherworld, the domain of the dead.
Psalm 22:13-22
New International Version
Psalm 22:13-22
New International Version
13 Roaring lions(A) that tear their prey(B)
open their mouths wide(C) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(D)
My heart has turned to wax;(E)
it has melted(F) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(G)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(H)
you lay me in the dust(I) of death.
16 Dogs(J) surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[b](K) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare(L) and gloat over me.(M)
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots(N) for my garment.(O)
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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