Psalms 22

1 For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

2 O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.

O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

3 But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

5 They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not ashamed.

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 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 [thyself] unto the LORD; let him deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighteth in him.

9 For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.

But thou art he that took me out the womb: thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.

10 I was cast on you from the womb: you are 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 compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan 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 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 you have brought me down to the dust of death.

My Strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into 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 compassed me: the assembly of evil-doers have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.

I may tell all my bones; they look and stare upon me:

18 They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.

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

19 But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

But be not thou far off, O LORD: O thou my succour, 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 darling 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 wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

22 I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.

I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

23 You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.

Ye that fear the LORD, 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 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 you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Of thee cometh my praise 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 the LORD that seek after him: let your heart live for ever.

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds 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 the LORD’S: and he is the ruler over 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, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

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 told of the Lord unto the [next] 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.