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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 22, Verse 8

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All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
King James Version
He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
American Standard Version
Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.
New English Translation
They say,“Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him.”
World English Bible
"He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."
9
But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.
10
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother's belly.
11
Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.
12
Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.
13
They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a 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 in the midst of my bowels.
15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17
I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.
18
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.