< 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.
To the choirmaster on [the] doe of the dawn a psalm of David. O God my God my why? have you forsaken me [are] far from deliverance my [the] words of cry of distress my.
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 God my I call out by day and not you answer and night and not repose [belongs] to me.
3 But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.
And you [are] holy sitting [the] praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.
In you they trusted ancestors our they trusted and you delivered them.
5 They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.
To you they cried out and they were delivered in you they trusted and not they were ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
And I [am] a worm and not a man a reproach of humankind and despised of a people.
7 All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
All [those who] see me they mock me they make a separation with a lip they shake a head.
8 He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
Roll to Yahweh let him rescue him let him deliver him for he delights in him.
9 For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
For you [were] drawing forth me from [the] belly [were] making trust me on [the] breasts of mother my.
10 I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.
On you I was cast from [the] womb from [the] belly of mother my [have been] God my you.
11 Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
May not you be far from me for trouble [is] near for there not [is] a helper.
12 Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
They have surrounded me bulls many mighty [bulls] of Bashan they have encircled me.
13 They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
They have opened on me mouth their a lion tearing and roaring.
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.
Like water I have been poured out and they have become dislocated all bones my it has become heart my like wax it has melted in [the] midst of inward parts my.
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.
It has dried up like earthenware - strength my and tongue my [has been] made to cling to jaws my and to [the] dust of death you put me.
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 they have surrounded me dogs a company of evil-doers they have encircled me (like a lion *L(D)*) hands my and feet my.
17 They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
I count all bones my they they look they look on me.
18 They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
They distribute clothes my to themselves and on clothing my they cast a lot.
19 But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
And you O Yahweh may not you be distant O strength my to help my make haste!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
Deliver! from [the] sword life my from [the] hand of a dog only [life] my.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
Save me from [the] mouth of a lion and from [the] horns of wild oxen you have 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 recount name your to brothers my in among [the] assembly I will praise you.
23 You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
O [those] fearing Yahweh - praise him O all [the] offspring of Jacob honor him and be afraid from him O all [the] offspring 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 not he has despised and not he has detested [the] affliction of an afflicted [person] and not he has hidden face his from him and when cried for help he to him he heard.
25 My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
[is] from With you praise my in [the] assembly great vows my I will pay before [those] fearing him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
They will eat humble [people] - so they may be satisfied they will praise Yahweh [those who] seek him may it live heart your 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.
They will remember - and they may turn to Yahweh all [the] ends of [the] earth so they may bow down before you all [the] clans of [the] nations.
28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
For [belongs] to Yahweh the kingship and [he is] ruling 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.
They have eaten and they have bowed down - all [the] fat [people] of [the] earth before him they will bow down all [those who are] about to go down of dust and life his not he has preserved alive.
30 And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
Offspring it will serve him it will be recounted of [the] Lord to the generation.
31 And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
They will come and they may declare righteousness his to a people about to be born that he has acted.

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