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?

Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David. O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

2 My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.

O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

3 And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.

But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.

4 In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.

In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

5 To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.

They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.

7 All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,

All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.

8 “Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”

He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.

9 For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.

For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.

10 On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.

I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother’s womb thou art my God,

11 Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

12 Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,

Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

13 They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.

They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

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 scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.

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 hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into 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 many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet.

17 I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,

They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.

18 They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.

They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

19 And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.

But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.

20 Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.

Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.

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 lion’s mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

22 I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.

I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee.

23 You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify 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.

Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me.

25 Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.

With thee is my praise in a great church: I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.

26 The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.

The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.

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 shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight.

28 For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s; and he shall have dominion 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 fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.

30 A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him.

31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!

There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.