Praying Through: Psalm 22:12-18

The Psalm

Psalm 22:12–18 (CSB)
¹² Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

¹³ They open their mouths against me— lions, mauling and roaring.

¹⁴ I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.

¹⁵ My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

¹⁷ I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.

The Prayer

My enemies are on all sides and their attacks are relentless, you are my protector.

When lions clamp down on my guts, you are the teeth-breaker and my healer.

When I am buried, you call me out of the ground.

When I was dead in my sins, you lived, died, and rose alive so that I might live.

You have never left me.

You have always been with me even when I did not know nor loved you.

You have always been there.

And I will forever worship you, my God.