My Master, how long will you watch these bad things happen?\par Those people are trying to destroy me.\par Lord, save my life.\par Save my dear life\par from those bad people.\par They are like lions.\par
Psalm 22:21 - Easy To Read Version Rescue me from the lion’s mouth.\par Protect me from the bulls’ horns. {\cf2\super [132]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Save me from the lion's mouth: For thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Save me from the lion's mouth; for You have answered me [kindly] from the horns of the wild oxen. American Standard Version (1901) Save me from the lion’s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me. Common English Bible Save me from the mouth of the lion. From the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me! |
My Master, how long will you watch these bad things happen?\par Those people are trying to destroy me.\par Lord, save my life.\par Save my dear life\par from those bad people.\par They are like lions.\par
So the rams, the cattle, and the strong bulls will be killed. The land will be filled with their blood. The dirt will be covered with their fat.
God brought those people out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox.
I was with you every day in the temple {\cf2\super [363]} area. Why didn’t you try to arrest me there? But this is your time—the time when darkness (sin) rules.”
I will not talk with you much longer. The ruler of this world (the devil) is coming. He has no power over me.
When Jesus said this, the people picked up rocks to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the temple {\cf2\super [151]} area.
These things really happened when Herod, {\cf2\super [76]} Pontius Pilate, the nations, and the Jewish people all ‘came together’ against Jesus here in Jerusalem. Jesus is your holy Servant. He is the One you (God) made to be the Christ. {\cf2\super [77]}
Joseph is like a powerful bull. His two sons are like bull’s horns. They will attack other people and push them to the ends of the earth! Yes, Manasseh has thousands of people, and Ephraim has ten thousands.”
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.
Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.