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Psalm 22:6-18
English Standard Version
Psalm 22:6-18
English Standard Version
6 But I am (A)a worm and not a man,
(B)scorned by mankind and (C)despised by the people.
7 All who see me (D)mock me;
they make mouths at me; they (E)wag their heads;
8 (F)“He trusts in the Lord; let him (G)deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he (H)delights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who (I)took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from (J)my mother's womb you have been my God.
11 Be not (K)far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is (L)none to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
(M)strong bulls of (N)Bashan surround me;
13 they (O)open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am (P)poured out like water,
and all my bones are (Q)out of joint;
my (R)heart is like (S)wax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is (T)dried up like a potsherd,
and my (U)tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For (V)dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers (W)encircles me;
they have (X)pierced my hands and feet[a]—
17 I can count all my bones—
they (Y)stare and gloat over me;
18 (Z)they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet
Psalm 22:6-18
New International Version
Psalm 22:6-18
New International Version
6 But I am a worm(A) and not a man,
scorned by everyone,(B) despised(C) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(D)
they hurl insults,(E) shaking their heads.(F)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.(G)
Let him deliver him,(H)
since he delights(I) in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(J)
you made me trust(K) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth(L) I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
12 Many bulls(P) surround me;(Q)
strong bulls of Bashan(R) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(S) that tear their prey(T)
open their mouths wide(U) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(V)
My heart has turned to wax;(W)
it has melted(X) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(Y)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(Z)
you lay me in the dust(AA) of death.
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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