rsv Psalms:22:6-20 SEEK
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To thee they cried ,
and were saved ;
in thee they trusted ,
and were not disappointed .
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But I am a worm ,
and no man ;
scorned by men ,
and despised by the people .
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All who see me mock at me ,
they make mouths at me ,
they wag their heads ;
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He committed his cause to the LORD ;
let him deliver him ,
let him rescue him ,
for he delights in him !"
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Yet thou art he who took me from the womb ;
thou didst keep me safe upon my mother '
s breasts .
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Upon thee was I cast from my birth ,
and since my mother bore me thou hast been my God .
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Be not far from me ,
for trouble is near and there is none to help .
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Many bulls encompass me ,
strong bulls of Bashan surround me ;
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they open wide their mouths at me ,
like a ravening and roaring lion .
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I am poured out like water ,
and all my bones are out of joint ;
my heart is like wax ,
it is melted within my breast ;
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my strength is dried up like a potsherd ,
and my tongue cleaves to my jaws ;
thou dost lay me in the dust of death .
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Yea ,
dogs are round about me ;
a company of evildoers encircle me ;
they have pierced my hands and feet --
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I can count all my bones --
they stare and gloat over me ;
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they divide my garments among them ,
and for my raiment they cast lots .
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But thou ,
O LORD ,
be not far off !
O thou my help ,
hasten to my aid !