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?

My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, and the words of my groaning?

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

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answer not, and in the night season, and I am not silent.

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

But thou are holy, O thou who inhabit the praises of Israel.

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

Our fathers trusted in thee. They trusted, and thou delivered them.

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

They cried to thee, and were delivered. They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

But I am a worm, and no man, a reproach of men, and despised by the people.

7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, saying,

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

He trusted on Jehovah. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.

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

But thou are he who took me out of the womb. Thou made me trust upon my mother's breasts.

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

I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.

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

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

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

Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.

13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a 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 out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

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

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws, and thou have brought me into the dust of death.

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

For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me.

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

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

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

But be thou not far off, O Jehovah. O thou my succor, hasten thee to help me.

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

Deliver my soul from the sword, the only one of me from the power of the dog.

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

Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.

22 I will declare your name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise you.

I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will praise thee.

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

Ye who fear Jehovah, 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 abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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.

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

From thee comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

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

The meek shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Jehovah who seek after him. Let your heart live forever.

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

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Jehovah, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.

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

For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he is the ruler over the nations.

29 All they that be fat upon 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.

All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

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

A seed shall serve him. It shall be told of the Lord to the next generation.

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

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