Psalms 22
1 “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?
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.
2 O my God! I call in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night I find no rest.
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.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that dwellest amidst the praises of Israel.
But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.
4 In thee did our fathers trust: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.
5 Unto thee they cried, and were delivered: in thee they trusted, and were not put to shame.
They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach of men, and despised of people.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
7 All those who see me laugh me to scorn: they draw open their lips, they shake their head, [saying, ]
All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
8 “Let him throw himself on the Lord, that he may deliver him: he will save him, for he delighteth in him.”
He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
9 Yea, thou art he that took me from the womb: thou hast been my trust when I hung on my mother's breasts.
For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
10 Upon thee was I cast from my birth: from my mother's womb art thou my God.
I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.
11 Oh be not far from me [now]; for distress is near; for there is none to help.
Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
12 Many steers have encompassed me: the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
13 They have opened wide against me their mouth, [as] a ravenous and roaring lion.
They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
14 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.
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.
15 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.
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.
16 For dogs have encompassed me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: like lions [they threaten] my hands and my feet.
For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may number all my bones: [while] they stare and look upon me.
They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
18 They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my garment do they cast lots.
They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
19 But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O [thou who art] my strength, hasten to my aid.
But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
20 Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; as thou hast answered me from the horns of the reem.
Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I will relate thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.
23 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.
You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
24 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.
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.
25 Of thee shall be my praise in a great assembly: my vows will I pay in the presence of those who fear him.
My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they who seek him shall praise the Lord: may your heart live for ever.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
27 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.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.
28 For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he governeth the nations.
For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
29 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.
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.
30 Distant ages shall serve him; there shall be related of the Lord unto future generations.
And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
31 They will come, and will tell his righteousness unto a people yet unborn, that he hath done this.
And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
