Psalms 22

1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?

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

My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

3 But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.

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

They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.

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 the 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 they that 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.

Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!

9 But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother’s belly.

I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother's belly.

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; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.

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 become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.

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

For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded 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, they stare upon me;

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

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

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

But thou, Jehovah, be not far [from me]; O my strength, haste 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; my only one from the power of the dog;

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

Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.

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

I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

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

Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.

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

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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

My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that 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 that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

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

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families 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 ruleth among 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 they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.

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

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

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

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [it].