Psalms 22:11-21

11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.

12Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

13They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion.

14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me.

15My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death.

16For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones; They look, they stare at me.

18They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment.

19But You, O Lord, do not be far from me; O You my help, come quickly to my assistance.

20Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

21Save me from the lion’s mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.