Saveme from the lion'smouth;From the hornsof the wildoxenYou answerme.
Lord,howlongwill You lookon? Rescuemy soulfrom their ravages,My only[life] from the lions.
Wildoxenwill also fallwith them And youngbullswith strongones;Thus their landwill be soakedwith blood,And their dustbecomegreasywith fat.
"Godbringsthem out of Egypt,He is for them like the hornsof the wildox.
"While I was with you dailyin the temple,you did not layhandson Me; but thishourand the powerof darknessare yours."
"I will not speakmuchmorewith you, for the rulerof the worldis coming,and he hasnothingin Me;
Thereforethey pickedup stonesto throwat Him, but JesushidHimself and wentout of the temple.
"For trulyin thiscitythere were gathered togetheragainstYour holyservantJesus,whomYou anointed,bothHerodand PontiusPilate,alongwith the Gentilesand the peoplesof Israel,
"As the firstbornof his ox,majestyis his, And his hornsare the hornsof the wildox;With them he will pushthe peoples,Allat once,[to] the endsof the earth.And thoseare the tenthousandsof Ephraim,And thoseare the thousandsof Manasseh."
But the Lordstoodwith me and strengthenedme, sothat throughme the proclamationmight be fully accomplished,and that allthe Gentilesmight hear;and I was rescuedout of the lion'smouth.
Be of sober[spirit], be on the alert.Your adversary,the devil,prowls aroundlikea roaringlion,seekingsomeoneto devour.
