Psalms 22

1 [For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

2 My God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.

3 But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

4 Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

5 They cried to you, and escaped. They trusted in you, and were not put to shame.

They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; scorned by people and despised by the people.

But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],

8 "He trusts in YHWH; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."

He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

9 But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.

For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.

10 I was thrown on you from my mother's womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.

11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

12 Many bulls have surrounded me. Mighty ones of Bashan have encircled me.

Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.

13 They open their mouths wide against me, like a lion tearing prey and roaring.

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

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; and you have brought me into the dust of death.

My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

16 For many dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.

18 They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast a lot.

They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.

19 But do not be far off, YHWH. You are my help: hurry to help me.

But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth. Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.

22 I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly I will praise you.

I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.

23 You who fear YHWH, praise him. All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him. Revere him, all you descendants of Israel.

You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.

24 For he has not despised or detested the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

25 Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise YHWH who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

27 Every part of the earth shall remember and turn to YHWH, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.

28 For the kingdom is YHWH's, and he is the ruler over the nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.

29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him; and my soul shall live for him.

All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.

30 Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about YHWH.

And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.

31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.

And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.