22:12 Many bulls 1 surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan 2 hem me in.
22:13 They 3 open their mouths to devour me 4
like a roaring lion that rips its prey. 5
22:14 My strength drains away like water; 6
all my bones are dislocated;
my heart 7 is like wax;
it melts away inside me.
22:15 The roof of my mouth 8 is as dry as a piece of pottery;
my tongue sticks to my gums. 9
You 10 set me in the dust of death. 11
22:16 Yes, 12 wild dogs surround me –
a gang of evil men crowd around me;
like a lion they pin my hands and feet. 13
22:17 I can count 14 all my bones;
my enemies 15 are gloating over me in triumph. 16
22:18 They are dividing up my clothes among themselves;
they are rolling dice 17 for my garments.
22:19 But you, O Lord, do not remain far away!
You are my source of strength! 18 Hurry and help me! 19
22:20 Deliver me 20 from the sword!
Save 21 my life 22 from the claws 23 of the wild dogs!
22:21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, 24
and from the horns of the wild oxen! 25
You have answered me! 26