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12  Mighty oxen come around me; •
   fat bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13  They gape upon me with their mouths, •
   as it were a ramping and a roaring lion.
14  I am poured out like water;
      all my bones are out of joint; •
   my heart has become like wax
      melting in the depths of my body.
15  My mouth is dried up like a potsherd;
      my tongue cleaves to my gums; •
   you have laid me in the dust of death.
16  For the hounds are all about me,
      the pack of evildoers close in on me; •
   they pierce my hands and my feet.
17  I can count all my bones; •
   they stand staring and looking upon me.
18  They divide my garments among them; •
   they cast lots for my clothing.
19  Be not far from me, O Lord; •
   you are my strength; hasten to help me.
20  Deliver my soul from the sword, •
   my poor life from the power of the dog.
21  Save me from the lion’s mouth,
      from the horns of wild oxen. •
   You have answered me!