Psalms, 22

1. <To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

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2. O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

2. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from me, from the sound of my groaning?

3. But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

3. My God, I call by day, but you never answer; by night and I find no rest.

4. Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

4. Yet you are enthroned the Holy One, the praise of Israel.

5. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

5. In you our fathers trusted, and you delivered them.

6. But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

6. They cried to you and they were saved; they trusted in you and were not overcome.

7. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

7. But I am a worm and not human, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

8. He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

8. All who see me make a jest of me; they sneer and shake their heads.

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.

9. "He put his trust in the Lord, let the Lord rescue him! If the Lord is his friend, let him help him!"

10. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother's belly.

10. Yet it is you who drew me from the womb and kept me safe at my mother's breasts.

11. Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.

11. I have been yours from birth; from my mother's womb you have been my God.

12. Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.

12. Be not far from me for trouble is near, and there is no one to help me.

13. They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

13. A herd of bulls surround me - strong bulls of Bashan closing in on me,

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.

14. their mouths open, like lions roaring for their prey.

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.

15. I am like water draining away; all my bones are out of joint, my heart melts away like wax.

16. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

16. My throat is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue clings to my palate. You have laid me down in the dust of death.

17. I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.

17. Round about me are vicious dogs, villainous rogues encircling me. They have tied up my hands and feet.

18. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

18. They can count all my bones, for they are looking and watching me,

19. But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

19. dividing my garments among them and casting lots for my raiment.

20. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

20. O Lord, be not far from me! O my strength, come quickly to my help.

21. Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

21. Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the powerful grip of the dog.

22. I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

22. Rescue me from the jaws of the lion, my soul from the horns of the wild bull.

23. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

23. I will proclaim your name to my brothers, I will praise you in the assembly,

24. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

24. "All you who fear the Lord, praise him! All you sons of Jacob, glorify him! All you sons of Israel, revere him!

25. My praise [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

25. For he has not scorned or loathed the afflicted in his misery. He has not hidden his face from me but has listened when I cried to him."

26. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

26. I will praise you in the great assembly, fulfill my vows before all who revere you.

27. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

27. The lowly will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the Lord will praise him. May your hearts live forever!

28. For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among the nations.

28. The whole earth from end to end will acknowledge and turn to the Lord; the families of nations will worship him.

29. All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

29. For dominion belongs to the Lord and he reigns over the nations.

30. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

30. Before him all those who rest in the earth will bow down, all who go down to the dust. My soul will live for him.

31. They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].

31. My descendants will serve him and proclaim the Lord to coming generations;

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32. they will announce his salvation to a people yet unborn, "These are the things that he has done."