Psalms 22
1 For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.
My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:
3 But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.
Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.
7 All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying: ]
8 He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!
9 For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
13 They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
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 loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.
16 For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
I may count all my bones. They look, they stare upon me;
18 They parted my garments [among] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19 But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
But thou, Jehovah, be not far [from me]; O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.
22 I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 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.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.
29 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.
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.
30 And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31 And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [it].
