Psalms 22:12-21

¹²Many calves encompassed me; fat bulls besieged me.

¹³They opened their mouth on me; as a lion ravishing and roaring.

¹⁴I am poured out as water; and all my bones be scattered. Mine heart is made, as wax floating abroad or melting; in the midst of my womb.

¹⁵My virtue dried as a tilestone, and my tongue cleaved to my cheeks; and thou hast brought forth me into the dust of death.

¹⁶For many dogs encompassed me; the council of wicked men besieged me. They delved mine hands and my feet;

¹⁷they numbered all my bones. Soothly they looked, and beheld me;

¹⁸they parted my clothes to them-selves, and they sent lot on my cloth.

¹⁹But thou, Lord, delay not thine help from me; behold thou to my defence.

²⁰God, deliver thou my life from sword; and deliver thou mine one alone from the hand, or power, of the dog.

²¹Make thou me safe from the mouth of a lion; and my meekness from the horns of unicorns.