9. But you are the one who pulled me from the womb,placing me safely at my mother’s breasts.
10. I was thrown on you from birth;you’ve been my Godsince I was in my mother’s womb.
11. Please don’t be far from me,because trouble is nearand there’s no one to help.
12. Many bulls surround me;mighty bulls from Bashan encircle me.
13. They open their mouths at melike a lion ripping and roaring!
14. I’m poured out like water.All my bones have fallen apart.My heart is like wax;it melts inside me.
15. My strength is dried uplike a piece of broken pottery.My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;you’ve set me down in the dirt of death.
16. Dogs surround me;a pack of evil people circle me like a lion—oh, my poor hands and feet!
17. I can count all my bones!Meanwhile, they just stare at me, watching me.
18. They divvy up my garments among themselves;they cast lots for my clothes.
19. But you, Lord! Don’t be far away!You are my strength!Come quick and help me!
20. Deliver me from the sword.Deliver my life from the power of the dog.
21. Save me from the mouth of the lion.From the horns of the wild oxenyou have answered me!
22. I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;I will praise you in the very center of the congregation!
23. All of you who revere the Lord—praise him!All of you who are Jacob’s descendants—honor him!All of you who are all Israel’s offspring—stand in awe of him!