Psalms 22
1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, The words of My roaring?
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
2 My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
3 And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 “Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
9 For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 I have been poured out as waters, And all my bones have separated themselves, My heart has been like wax, It is melted in the midst of My bowels.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15 My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
16 And You appoint Me to the dust of death, For dogs have surrounded Me, A company of evildoers has surrounded Me, Piercing My hands and My feet.
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21 Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23 You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
24 For He has not despised, nor detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
25 Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
26 The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
27 Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
28 For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29 And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, All going down to dust bow before Him, And he [who] has not revived his soul.
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
30 A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
