Psalms 22
1 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.
To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' — A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?
2 My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me.
My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
3 But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel.
And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
4 In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them.
In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
5 They cried out to you, and they were saved. In you, they hoped and were not confounded.
Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm and not a man: a disgrace among men, and an outcast of the people.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 All those who saw me have derided me. They have spoken with the lips and shook the head.
All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
8 He has hoped in the Lord, let him rescue him. Let him save him because he chooses him.
'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
9 For you are the one who has drawn me out of the womb, my hope from the breasts of my mother.
For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
10 I have been thrown upon you from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you are my God.
On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
11 Do not depart from me. For tribulation is near, since there is no one who may help me.
Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me.
Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
13 They have opened their mouths over me, just like a lion seizing and roaring.
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 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.
As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 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.
Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
16 For many dogs have surrounded me. The council of the malicious has besieged me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.
17 They have numbered all my bones. And they have examined me and stared at me.
I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
18 They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment, they cast lots.
They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
19 But you, O Lord, do not take your help far from me; be attentive to my defense.
And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
20 O God, rescue my soul from the spear, and my only one from the hand of the dog.
Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion, and my humility from the horns of the single-horned beast.
Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!
22 I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the Church, I will praise you.
I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him. All the offspring of Jacob, glorify him.
Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.
24 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.
For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.
25 My praise is with you, within a great church. I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear him.
Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied, and those who yearn for the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will live forever and ever.
The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
27 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.
Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
28 For the kingdom belongs to the Lord, and he will have dominion over the Gentiles.
For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
29 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.
And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.
30 And my soul will live for him, and my offspring will serve him.
A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 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.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
