Psalm 22

Today is Good Friday. Psalm 22, written about 1000 years before he was born, expresses how Jesus felt on the cross. Here is a portion of Psalm 22 --verses12-18 (NLT):

My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!

Like roaring lions attacking their prey,
they come at me with open mouths.

My life is poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.

My heart is like wax,
melting within me.

My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.

My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
an evil gang closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and feet.

I can count every bone in my body.
My enemies stare at me and gloat.

They divide my clothes among themselves
and throw dice for my garments.