Psalms 22
1 To him that excelleth upon Aiieleth Hasshahar. A Psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so farre from mine health, and from the wordes of my roaring?
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 O my God, I crie by day, but thou hearest not, and by night, but haue no audience.
My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
3 But thou art holy, and doest inhabite the prayses of Israel.
And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didest deliuer them.
In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
5 They called vpon thee, and were deliuered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me, haue me in derision: they make a mowe and nod the head, saying,
All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
8 He trusted in the Lord, let him deliuer him: let him saue him, seeing he loueth him.
'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
9 But thou didest draw me out of ye wombe: thou gauest me hope, euen at my mothers breasts.
For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
10 I was cast vpon thee, euen from ye wombe: thou art my God from my mothers belly.
On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
11 Be not farre from me, because trouble is neere: for there is none to helpe me.
Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Many yong bulles haue compassed me: mightie bulles of Bashan haue closed me about.
Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
13 They gape vpon me with their mouthes, as a ramping and roaring lyon.
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 I am like water powred out, and all my bones are out of ioynt: mine heart is like waxe: it is molten in the middes of my bowels.
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 is dryed vp like a potsheard, and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes, and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
16 For dogges haue compassed me, and the assemblie of the wicked haue inclosed me: they perced mine hands and my feete.
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 I may tell all my bones: yet they beholde, and looke vpon me.
I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
18 They part my garments among them, and cast lottes vpon my vesture.
They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
19 But be thou not farre off, O Lord, my strength: hasten to helpe me.
And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
20 Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.
Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
21 Saue me from the lyons mouth, and answere me in sauing me from the hornes of the vnicornes.
Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!
22 I wil declare thy Name vnto my brethren: in the middes of the Congregation will I praise thee, saying,
I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
23 Prayse the Lord, ye that feare him: magnifie ye him, all the seede of Iaakob, and feare ye him, all the seede of Israel.
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 For he hath not despised nor abhorred ye affliction of the poore: neither hath he hid his face from him, but when he called vnto him, he heard.
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 prayse shalbe of thee in the great Congregation: my vowes will I perfourme before them that feare him.
Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
26 The poore shall eate and be satisfied: they that seeke after the Lord, shall prayse him: your heart shall liue for euer.
The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
27 All the endes of the worlde shall remember themselues, and turne to the Lord: and all the kinreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
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 kingdome is the Lords, and he ruleth among the nations.
For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
29 All they that be fat in the earth, shall eate and worship: all they that go downe into the dust, shall bowe before him, euen he that cannot quicken his owne soule.
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 Their seede shall serue him: it shalbe counted vnto the Lord for a generation.
A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousnesse vnto a people that shall be borne, because he hath done it.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
