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Psalm 22:13

Good News Translation

They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.

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People sneer at me; they crowd around me and slap my face.

They are like lions, waiting for me, wanting to tear me to pieces.

Rescue me from these lions; I am helpless before these wild bulls.

All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.

How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions!

They accuse me, shouting, “We saw what you did!”

or else like a lion they will carry me off where no one can save me, and there they will tear me to pieces.

All your enemies mock you and glare at you with hate. They curl their lips and sneer, “We have destroyed it! This is the day we have waited for!”

“We are insulted and mocked by all our enemies.

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.