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?
Unto the end. For the tasks of early morning. A Psalm of David. O God, my God, look upon me. Why have you forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my offenses.
2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me.
3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel.
4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them.
5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
They cried out to you, and they were saved. In you, they hoped and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
But I am a worm and not a man: a disgrace among men, and an outcast of the people.
7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
All those who saw me have derided me. They have spoken with the lips and shook the head.
8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
He has hoped in the Lord, let him rescue him. Let him save him because he chooses him.
9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
For you are the one who has drawn me out of the womb, my hope from the breasts of my mother.
10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
I have been thrown upon you from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you are my God.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Do not depart from me. For tribulation is near, since there is no one who may help me.
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me.
13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
They have opened their mouths over me, just like a lion seizing and roaring.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
And so, I have been poured out like water, and all my bones have been scattered. My heart has become like wax, melting in the midst of my chest.
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 has dried up like clay, and my tongue has adhered to my jaws. And you have pulled me down, 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 many dogs have surrounded me. The council of the malicious has besieged me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
They have numbered all my bones. And they have examined me and stared at me.
18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment, they cast lots.
19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
But you, O Lord, do not take your help far from me; be attentive to my defense.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
O God, rescue my soul from the spear, and my only one from the hand 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 mouth of the lion, and my humility from the horns of the single-horned beast.
22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the Church, I will praise you.
23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
You who fear the Lord, praise him. All the offspring of Jacob, glorify him.
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.
May all the offspring of Israel fear him. For he has neither spurned nor despised the pleas of the poor. Neither has he turned his face away from me. And when I cried out to him, he heeded me.
25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
My praise is with you, within a great church. I will pay my vows in the sight of 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 poor will eat and be satisfied, and those who yearn for the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will live forever and ever.
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 will remember, and they will be converted to the Lord. And all the families of the Gentiles will adore in his sight.
28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
For the kingdom belongs to the Lord, and he will have dominion over the Gentiles.
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 of the earth have gnashed their teeth, and they have adored. In his sight, they will fall down, all those who descend to the ground.
30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
And my soul will live for him, and my offspring will serve him.
31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
There will be announced for the Lord a future generation, and the heavens will announce his justice to a people who will be born, whom the Lord has made.
