13. Many bulls surround me;fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me.
14. They open their mouths against me,lions that rend and roar.
15. Like water my life drains away;all my bones are disjointed.My heart has become like wax,it melts away within me.
16. As dry as a potsherd is my throat;my tongue cleaves to my palate;you lay me in the dust of death.
17. Dogs surround me;a pack of evildoers closes in on me.They have pierced my hands and my feet
18. I can count all my bones.They stare at me and gloat;
19. they divide my garments among them;for my clothing they cast lots.
20. But you, Lord, do not stay far off;my strength, come quickly to help me.
21. Deliver my soul from the sword,my life from the grip of the dog.
22. Save me from the lion’s mouth,my poor life from the horns of wild bulls.
23. Then I will proclaim your name to my brethren;in the assembly I will praise you:
24. “You who fear the Lord, give praise!All descendants of Jacob, give honor;show reverence, all descendants of Israel!
25. For he has not spurned or disdainedthe misery of this poor wretch,Did not turn away from me,but heard me when I cried out.
26. I will offer praise in the great assembly;my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.