Psalms 22

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

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

2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

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

3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

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

4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

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

5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

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

6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

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

7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

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

8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

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

9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

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

10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

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

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

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

12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

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

13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

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

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

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

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.

16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

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

17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

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

18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

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

19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

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

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

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

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

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

22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

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

23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

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.

24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

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.

25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

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

26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

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

28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

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

29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

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.

30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

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

31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.

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