Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 22:17-21

17I may tellאֲסַפֵּ֥ר'a.sa.PerH5608all my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106:they lookיַ֝בִּ֗יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027andstareיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200upon me.

18They partיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505my garmentsבְגָדַ֣יve.ga.DaiH899among them, and castיַפִּ֥ילוּya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486upon my vestureלְ֝בוּשִׁ֗יle.vu.ShiH3830.

19But be not thou farתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from me, O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:O my strengthאֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י'e.ya.lu.TiH360,hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363thee to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

20Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315from the swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבme.Che.revH2719;my darlingיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from the powerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the dogכֶּ֝֗לֶבKe.levH3611.

21Saveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיHo.o.shi.'e.niH3467me from the lion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310:for thou hast heardעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃'a.ni.Ta.niH6030me from the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יu.mi.kar.NeiH7161of the unicornsרֵמִ֣יםre.MimH7214.

Read all of Psalms 22

Commentaries on Psalms 22