Verse 21
Psalms 22:21
New Living Translation
21
Snatch me from the lion’s jaws<br>and from the horns of these wild oxen.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַצִּ֣ילָ/ה מֵ/חֶ֣רֶב נַפְשִׁ֑/י מִ/יַּד כֶּ֝֗לֶב יְחִידָתִֽ/י
English Translation
Save me from the sword of my soul, from the hand of the solitary dog.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1
My God (Elohim), my God (Elohim), why have you abandoned me?<br>Why are you so far away when I groan...
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Every day I call to you, my God (Elohim), but you do not answer.<br>Every night I lift my voice, but...
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3
Yet you are holy,<br>enthroned on the praises of Israel.<br>
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4
Our ancestors trusted in you,<br>and you rescued them.<br>
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5
They cried out to you and were saved.<br>They trusted in you and were never disgraced.<br>
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6
But I am a worm and not a man.<br>I am scorned and despised by all!<br>
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7
Everyone who sees me mocks me.<br>They sneer and shake their heads, saying,<br>
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8
“Is this the one who relies on the LORD?<br>Then let the LORD save him!<br>If the LORD loves him so...
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9
Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb<br>and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.<br...
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10
I was thrust into your arms at my birth.<br>You have been my God (Elohim) from the moment I was born...
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11
Do not stay so far from me,<br>for trouble is near,<br>and no one else can help me.<br>
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12
My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;<br>fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!<br>
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13
Like lions they open their jaws against me,<br>roaring and tearing into their prey.<br>
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14
My life is poured out like water,<br>and all my bones are out of joint.<br>My heart is like wax,<br>...
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15
My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.<br>My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.<br>You hav...
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16
My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;<br>an evil gang closes in on me.<br>They have pierced my...
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17
I can count all my bones.<br>My enemies stare at me and gloat.<br>
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18
They divide my garments among themselves<br>and throw dice for my clothing.<br>
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19
O LORD, do not stay far away!<br>You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!<br>
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20
Save me from the sword;<br>spare my precious life from these dogs.<br>
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21
Snatch me from the lion’s jaws<br>and from the horns of these wild oxen.<br>
22
I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.<br>I will praise you among your assembled peop...
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23
Praise the LORD, all you who fear him!<br>Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!<br>Show him rever...
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24
For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.<br>He has not turned his back on the...
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25
I will praise you in the great assembly.<br>I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who wors...
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26
The poor will eat and be satisfied.<br>All who seek the LORD will praise him.<br>Their hearts will r...
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27
The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.<br>All the families of the nations will...
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28
For royal power belongs to the LORD.<br>He rules all the nations.<br>
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29
Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.<br>Bow before him, all who are mortal,<br>all whose liv...
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30
Our children will also serve him.<br>Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.<br>
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31
His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born.<br>They will hear about everything he has don...
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