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 Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry?

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

O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me.

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

Yet Thou art holy, O Thou that art enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

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

In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

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

Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed.

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; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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

All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head:

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

'Let him commit himself unto the LORD! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver 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 took me out of the womb; Thou madest me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.

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

Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb.

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; for there is none to help.

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

Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

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

They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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 out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts.

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 cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest 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 have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet.

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

I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me.

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

They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.

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

But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten 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; mine only one from the power 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; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.

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

I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation 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; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed 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 hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'

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

From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.

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

Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise the LORD that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for 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 turn unto the LORD; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee.

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

For the kingdom is the LORD'S; and He is the ruler 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 shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

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

A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

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

They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done it.