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 leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?
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 cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that dwellest amidst the praises of Israel.
And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!
4 In thee did our fathers trust: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.
5 Unto thee they cried, and were delivered: in thee they trusted, and were not put to shame.
They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
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; The reproach of men, and the 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 who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
8 “Let him throw himself on the Lord, that he may deliver him: he will save him, for he delighteth in him.”
“He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted 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.
Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!
10 Upon thee was I cast from my birth: from my mother's womb art thou my God.
Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
11 Oh be not far from me [now]; for distress is near; for there is none to help.
Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
12 Many steers have encompassed me: the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13 They have opened wide against me their mouth, [as] a ravenous and roaring lion.
They open their mouths wide against me, Like 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 out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
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 an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me 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 dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions my hands and my feet.
17 I may number all my bones: [while] they stare and look upon me.
I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
18 They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my garment do they cast lots.
They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.
19 But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O [thou who art] my strength, hasten to my aid.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!
20 Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.
Deliver my life from the sword; My blood 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; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!
22 I will relate thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
I will proclaim thy name to 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 be in dread of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race of Israel!
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 hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
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 shall be of thee 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 afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and 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 Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!
28 For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he governeth the nations.
For the kingdom is Jehovah's; 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 rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Distant ages shall serve him; there shall be related of the Lord unto future generations.
The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
31 They will come, and will tell his righteousness unto a people yet unborn, that he hath done this.
They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.
