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?

For the chief musician; set to “The rhythm of the deer.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from saving me and far from the words of my anguish?

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 cry out in the daytime, but you do not answer, and at night I am not silent!

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

Yet you are holy; you sit as king with the praises of Israel.

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

Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted in you, and you rescued them.

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

They cried to you and they were rescued. They trusted in you and were not disappointed.

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 to humanity and despised by the people.

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

All those who see me taunt me; they mock me; they shake their heads at me.

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

They say, “He trusts in Yahweh; let Yahweh rescue him. Let him rescue him, for he delights in him.”

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

For you brought me from the womb; you made me trust you when I was on my mother's breasts.

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

I have been thrown on you from the womb; you are my God since I was in my mother's womb!

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

Do not be far away from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to help.

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

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

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

They open their mouths wide against me like a roaring lion ripping its victim.

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 being poured out like water, and all my bones are dislocated. My heart is like wax; it melts away within my inner parts.

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 a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in 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 surrounded me; a company of evildoers has encircled me; they have pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I can count all my bones. They look and stare at me.

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

They divide my garments among themselves, they cast lots for my clothes.

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

Do not be far away, Yahweh; please hurry to help me, my strength!

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

Rescue my soul from the sword, my only life from the claws of wild dogs.

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; rescue me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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 assembly 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 Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants 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 or abhorred the suffering of the afflicted one; Yahweh has not hidden his face from him; when the afflicted one 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.

My praise will be because of you in the great assembly; I will fulfill 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 oppressed will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Yahweh will praise him. May your hearts 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 peoples of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh; all the families of the nations will bow down before you.

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

For the kingdom is Yahweh's; 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 prosperous people of the earth will feast and will worship; all those who are descending into the dust will bow before him, those who cannot preserve their own lives.

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

A generation to come will serve him; they will tell the next generation of the Lord.

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

They will come and tell of his righteousness; they will tell to a people not yet born what he has done!