Tehillim 22:9-31

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⁹⁽¹⁰⁾But Thou art He that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon the breasts of immi.

¹⁰⁽¹¹⁾I was cast upon Thee from the womb; Thou art Eli from the womb of immi.

¹¹⁽¹²⁾Be not far from me; for tzoros is near; and there is none to help.

¹²⁽¹³⁾Parim rabbim (many bulls) have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about.

¹³⁽¹⁴⁾They opened wide their mouths upon me, like an aryeh roaring and tearing prey.

¹⁴⁽¹⁵⁾I am poured out like mayim, and all my atzmot are out of joint; my lev is like wax; it is melted away within me.

¹⁵⁽¹⁶⁾My ko’ach is dried up like baked clay; and my leshon cleaveth to my jaws; and Thou layest me in the aphar mavet (dust of death).

¹⁶⁽¹⁷⁾For kelavim have surrounded me; the Adat Mere’im (congregation of evil men) have enclosed me; ka’aru yadai v’ragelai (they pierced my hands and my feet; see Isa 53:5; Zech 12:10 and medieval Hebrew Scripture manuscripts as well as the Targum HaShivim).

¹⁷⁽¹⁸⁾I can count all my atzmot; the people stare and gloat at me.

¹⁸⁽¹⁹⁾They divide up my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast goral (lots) [Mt 27:35; Lk 23:34; Yn 19:24].

¹⁹⁽²⁰⁾But be not Thou far from me, Hashem; O my strength, hasten Thee to help me.

²⁰⁽²¹⁾Deliver my nefesh from the cherev, my yechid (only one, only [nefesh]) from the power of the kelev (dog).

²¹⁽²²⁾Hoshieini from the mouth of the aryeh; for Thou hast heard me from the karnayim of the wild bulls.

²²⁽²³⁾I will declare Thy Shem unto my Achim; in the midst of the Kahal will I praise Thee.

²³⁽²⁴⁾Ye that fear Hashem, praise Him; all ye Zera Ya’akov, give Him kavod; and fear Him, all ye Zera Yisroel.

²⁴⁽²⁵⁾For He hath not despised nor disdained the enut ani (affliction of the afflicted); neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.

²⁵⁽²⁶⁾My tehillah shall be from Thee in the Kahal Rav; I will fulfill my nedar before them that fear Him.

²⁶⁽²⁷⁾The anavim (meek) shall eat and be satisfied; they that seek Him shall praise Hashem. Let your levav live forever!

²⁷⁽²⁸⁾All the ends of HaAretz shall remember and turn unto Hashem; and all the mishpechot of the Goyim shall bow down in worship before Thee.

²⁸⁽²⁹⁾For the Meluchah is Hashem’s: and He is the Moshel over the Goyim.

²⁹⁽³⁰⁾All they that thrive upon HaAretz shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the aphar (dust) shall bow before Him; even he who cannot keep alive his own nefesh.

³⁰⁽³¹⁾Zera shall serve Him; it shall be told to the generation [to come] concerning Adonoi.

³¹⁽³²⁾They shall come, and shall declare His tzedek unto an Am Nolad (a [future] people that shall be born), that He hath done this.

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Psalm 22:9-31

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⁹Yet you brought me out of the womb;^(A)
you made me trust^(B) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰From birth^(C) I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

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

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

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

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

²²I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly^(AH) I will praise you.^(AI)
²³You who fear the Lord, praise him!^(AJ)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!^(AK)
    Revere him,^(AL) all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴For he has not despised^(AM) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;^(AN)
he has not hidden his face^(AO) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.^(AP)

²⁵From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;^(AQ)
    before those who fear you^[c] I will fulfill my vows.^(AR)
²⁶The poor will eat^(AS) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—^(AT)
    may your hearts live forever!

²⁷All the ends of the earth^(AU)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(AV)
²⁸for dominion belongs to the Lord^(AW)
    and he rules over the nations.

²⁹All the rich^(AX) of the earth will feast and worship;^(AY)
    all who go down to the dust^(AZ) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.^(BA)
³⁰Posterity^(BB) will serve him;
    future generations^(BC) will be told about the Lord.
³¹They will proclaim his righteousness,^(BD)
    declaring to a people yet unborn:^(BE)
    He has done it!^(BF)

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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
Psalm 22:25 Hebrew him

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