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Psalms 22:11-21

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11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near;

For there is no one to help.

12Many bulls have surrounded me;

Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

13They open their mouths wide at me,

As a ravening and roaring lion.

14I am poured out like water,

And all my bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It is melted within me.

15My strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,

And my tongue clings to my jaws;

And You lay me in the dust of death.

16For dogs have surrounded me;

A band of evildoers has encompassed me;

They pierced my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones.

They look, they stare at me;

18They divide my garments among them,

And they cast lots for my clothing.

19But You, Lord, do not be far away;

You who are my help, hurry to my assistance.

20Save my soul from the sword,

My only life from the power of the dog.

21Save me from the lion’s mouth;

From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.