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13 They open their mouths like lions,
    roaring and tearing at me.

14 My strength is gone,
    gone like water spilled on the ground.
All my bones are out of joint;
    my heart is like melted wax.
15 My throat[a] is as dry as dust,
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have left me for dead in the dust.

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable text throat; Hebrew 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