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13 they open wide their mouths at me,
    like a ravening and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
    it is melted within my breast;
15 my mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,
    and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
    you lay me in the dust of death.

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Cn: Heb strength

13 Roaring lions(A) that tear their prey(B)
    open their mouths wide(C) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(D)
My heart has turned to wax;(E)
    it has melted(F) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(G)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(H)
    you lay me in the dust(I) of death.

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength