Psalms 22

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, The words of My roaring?

2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but you hear not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.

3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel.

And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in you: they trusted, and you did deliver them.

In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.

5 They cried to you, and were delivered: they trusted in you, and were not confounded.

To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised 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 laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,

8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”

9 But you are he that took me out of the womb: you did make me hope when I was on my mother’s breasts.

For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.

10 I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother’s belly.

On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.

11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,

13 They gaped on me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the middle of my bowels.

I have been poured out as waters, And all my bones have separated themselves, My heart has been like wax, It is melted in the midst of My bowels.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue sticks to my jaws; and you have brought me into the dust of death.

My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.

16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

And You appoint Me to the dust of death, For dogs have surrounded Me, A company of evildoers has surrounded Me, Piercing My hands and My feet.

17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare on me.

I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,

18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots on my clothing.

They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.

19 But be not you far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste you to help me.

And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for you have heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!

22 I will declare your name to my brothers: in the middle of the congregation will I praise you.

I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.

23 You that fear the LORD, praise him; all you the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all you the seed of Israel.

You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.

24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

For He has not despised, nor detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.

25 My praise shall be of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.

27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before you.

Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,

28 For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

29 All they that be fat on earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, All going down to dust bow before Him, And he [who] has not revived his soul.

30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he has done this.

They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!