Psalms 22

1 My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, and the words of my groaning?

For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

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

O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.

3 But thou are holy, O thou who inhabit the praises of Israel.

But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

4 Our fathers trusted in thee. They trusted, and thou delivered them.

Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

5 They cried to thee, and were delivered. They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

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

But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

7 All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, saying,

All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],

8 He trusted on Jehovah. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.

He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

9 But thou are he who took me out of the womb. Thou made me trust upon my mother's breasts.

For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.

I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.

11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, for there is none to help.

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

12 Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.

Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.

13 They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and 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 within me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws, and thou have brought me into the dust of death.

My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

16 For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet.

For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me.

They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.

18 They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast a lot.

They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.

19 But be thou not far off, O Jehovah. O thou my succor, hasten thee to help me.

But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, the only one of me from the power of the dog.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.

Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.

22 I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will praise thee.

I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.

23 Ye who fear Jehovah, praise him. All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.

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

For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

25 From thee comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Jehovah who seek after him. Let your heart live forever.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Jehovah, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.

28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he is the ruler over the nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.

29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.

30 A seed shall serve him. It shall be told of the Lord to the next generation.

And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.

31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he has done it.

And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.