Psalms 22
1 My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, and the words of my groaning?
For the music director. To the tune “Doe of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answer not, and in the night season, and I am not silent.
My God, every day I cry out to you, but you don't answer; at night too, but I get no rest.
3 But thou are holy, O thou who inhabit the praises of Israel.
Yet you are holy, and the praises of Israel are your throne.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee. They trusted, and thou delivered them.
Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.
5 They cried to thee, and were delivered. They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
They cried out to you for help, and they were saved. They trusted in you and were not defeated.
6 But I am a worm, and no man, a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.
7 All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, saying,
People who see me mock me. They laugh at me and shake their heads, saying,
8 He trusted on Jehovah. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.
“He trusts in the Lord—well then, let the Lord save him! If the Lord is such a friend, then let the Lord rescue him!”
9 But thou are he who took me out of the womb. Thou made me trust upon my mother's breasts.
However, you brought me safely through birth, and led me to trust in you at my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.
I was entrusted to you from birth; from the time I was born you have been my God.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, for there is none to help.
Do not be distant from me, because trouble is close by and no one else can help.
12 Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.
Enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
13 They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Like roaring lions tearing at their prey they open their mouths wide against me.
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 feel like I'm being poured out like water. I'm falling apart as if all my bones have become loose. My mind feels like it's wax melting inside me.
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 has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.
16 For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet.
Evil men surround me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me.
I'm so thin I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.
18 They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast a lot.
They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice for my clothes.
19 But be thou not far off, O Jehovah. O thou my succor, hasten thee to help me.
But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, the only one of me from the power of the dog.
Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!
21 Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.
Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!
22 I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will praise thee.
I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done; I will praise you in the congregation.
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.
Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant of Israel!
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 ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.
25 From thee comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.
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 they shall be satisfied. All who come to the Lord will praise him—may you all live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Jehovah, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.
Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he is the ruler over the nations.
For kingly power belongs to the Lord; he is the one who rules over 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 who prosper come to feast and worship. Bow down before him, all those destined for the grave—for none can keep themselves alive.
30 A seed shall serve him. It shall be told of the Lord to the next generation.
Our descendants will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.
31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he has done it.
They will come and tell those yet to be born how good the Lord is, and all that he has done!
