People have crowded around me.\par They make fun of me and slap my face.\par
Psalm 22:14 - Easy To Read Version My strength is gone,\par like water poured out on the ground.\par My bones have separated.\par My courage is gone! {\cf2\super [126]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted in the midst of my bowels. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is softened [with anguish] and melted down within me. American Standard Version (1901) I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. Common English Bible I’m poured out like water. All my bones have fallen apart. My heart is like wax; it melts inside me. |
People have crowded around me.\par They make fun of me and slap my face.\par
God makes my heart weak,\par and I lose my courage.\par God All-Powerful makes me afraid.\par
“Now my life is almost gone,\par and I will soon die.\par Days of suffering have grabbed me.\par
I can see my bones.\par And the people are staring at me!\par They keep looking at me! {\cf2\super [130]} \par
My life is ending in sadness.\par My years are passing away in sighing. {\cf2\super [190]} \par My troubles are taking away my strength.\par My strength is leaving me. {\cf2\super [191]} \par
My enemies are saying bad things\par about me.\par \{They tell lies and say,\}\par “Aha! We know what you are doing!”\par
May your enemies be scattered,\par like smoke blown away by the wind.\par May your enemies be destroyed,\par like wax melting in a fire.\par
King Belshazzar was very afraid. His face became white from fear and his knees were shaking and knocking together. He could not stand up because his legs were too weak.
Now \{Nineveh\} is empty\par Everything is stolen.\par The city is ruined!\par People have lost their courage,\par their hearts are melting with fear,\par their knees are knocking together,\par their bodies are shaking,\par their faces become pale from fear.\par
Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, “My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Stay awake here with me and wait.”
Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}
“Now I am very troubled. What should I say? Should I say, ‘Father save me from this time \{of suffering\}’? No, I came to this time so that I could suffer.