Psalms 22
1 For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
“To the chief musician upon Ayeleth-hashachar, a psalm of David.” My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from saving me, and from the words of my loud complaint?
2 O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.
O my God! I call in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night I find no rest.
3 But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.
But thou art holy, O thou that dwellest amidst the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.
In thee did our fathers trust: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.
Unto thee they cried, and were delivered: in thee they trusted, and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach of men, and despised of people.
7 All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
All those who see me laugh me to scorn: they draw open their lips, they shake their head, [saying, ]
8 He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
“Let him throw himself on the Lord, that he may deliver him: he will save him, for he delighteth in him.”
9 For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
Yea, thou art he that took me from the womb: thou hast been my trust when I hung on my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.
Upon thee was I cast from my birth: from my mother's womb art thou my God.
11 Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
Oh be not far from me [now]; for distress is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
Many steers have encompassed me: the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
They have opened wide against me their mouth, [as] a ravenous and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
Like water am I poured out, and all my bones are disjointed: my heart is become like wax, it is melted in the midst of my entrails.
15 My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and you have brought me down to the dust of death.
Like a potsherd is my strength dried up; and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and into the dust of death hast thou laid me down.
16 For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogs have encompassed me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: like lions [they threaten] my hands and my feet.
17 They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
I may number all my bones: [while] they stare and look upon me.
18 They parted my garments [among] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my garment do they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O [thou who art] my strength, hasten to my aid.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
Save me from the lion's mouth; as thou hast answered me from the horns of the reem.
22 I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.
I will relate thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and be in dread of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor; neither hath he hidden his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Of thee shall be my praise in a great assembly: my vows will I pay in the presence of those who fear him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they who seek him shall praise the Lord: may your heart live for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.
All the ends of the world shall remember and return unto the Lord: and all the families of the nations shall bow themselves down before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he governeth the nations.
29 All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
All they that eat the fat of the earth shall bow themselves down; before him shall bend the knee all that are going down into the dust; for none can keep alive his own soul.
30 And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
Distant ages shall serve him; there shall be related of the Lord unto future generations.
31 And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
They will come, and will tell his righteousness unto a people yet unborn, that he hath done this.
