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 music director. To the tune “Doe of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?
2 My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
My God, every day I cry out to you, but you don't answer; at night too, but I get no rest.
3 And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
Yet you are holy, and the praises of Israel are your throne.
4 In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.
5 To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
They cried out to you for help, and they were saved. They trusted in you and were not defeated.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.
7 All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
People who see me mock me. They laugh at me and shake their heads, saying,
8 “Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
“He trusts in the Lord—well then, let the Lord save him! If the Lord is such a friend, then let the Lord rescue him!”
9 For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
However, you brought me safely through birth, and led me to trust in you at my mother's breasts.
10 On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
I was entrusted to you from birth; from the time I was born you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
Do not be distant from me, because trouble is close by and no one else can help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
Enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
13 They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
Like roaring lions tearing at their prey they open their mouths wide against me.
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 feel like I'm being poured out like water. I'm falling apart as if all my bones have become loose. My mind feels like it's wax melting inside me.
15 My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
My strength has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.
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.
Evil men surround me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
I'm so thin I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.
18 They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice for my clothes.
19 And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!
20 Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.
Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!
21 Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!
22 I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done; I will praise you in the congregation.
23 You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.
Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant of Israel!
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 ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.
25 Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.
26 The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
The poor shall eat, and they shall be satisfied. All who come to the Lord will praise him—may you all 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,
Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.
28 For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For kingly power belongs to the Lord; he is the one who 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 who prosper come to feast and worship. Bow down before him, all those destined for the grave—for none can keep themselves alive.
30 A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
Our descendants will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
They will come and tell those yet to be born how good the Lord is, and all that he has done!
