< Psalms 22 >
1 “For the leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?
To the choirmaster on [the] doe of the dawn a psalm of David. O God my God my why? have you forsaken me [are] far from deliverance my [the] words of cry of distress my.
2 O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
O God my I call out by day and not you answer and night and not repose [belongs] to me.
3 And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!
And you [are] holy sitting [the] praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.
In you they trusted ancestors our they trusted and you delivered them.
5 They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
To you they cried out and they were delivered in you they trusted and not they were ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
And I [am] a worm and not a man a reproach of humankind and despised of a people.
7 All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
All [those who] see me they mock me they make a separation with a lip they shake a head.
8 “He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted in him!”
Roll to Yahweh let him rescue him let him deliver him for he delights in him.
9 Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!
For you [were] drawing forth me from [the] belly [were] making trust me on [the] breasts of mother my.
10 Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
On you I was cast from [the] womb from [the] belly of mother my [have been] God my you.
11 Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
May not you be far from me for trouble [is] near for there not [is] a helper.
12 Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
They have surrounded me bulls many mighty [bulls] of Bashan they have encircled me.
13 They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.
They have opened on me mouth their a lion tearing and roaring.
14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
Like water I have been poured out and they have become dislocated all bones my it has become heart my like wax it has melted in [the] midst of inward parts my.
15 My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!
It has dried up like earthenware - strength my and tongue my [has been] made to cling to jaws my and to [the] dust of death you put me.
16 For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions my hands and my feet.
For they have surrounded me dogs a company of evil-doers they have encircled me (like a lion *L(D)*) hands my and feet my.
17 I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
I count all bones my they they look they look on me.
18 They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.
They distribute clothes my to themselves and on clothing my they cast a lot.
19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!
And you O Yahweh may not you be distant O strength my to help my make haste!
20 Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;
Deliver! from [the] sword life my from [the] hand of a dog only [life] my.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!
Save me from [the] mouth of a lion and from [the] horns of wild oxen you have answered me.
22 I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
I will recount name your to brothers my in among [the] assembly I will praise you.
23 Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race of Israel!
O [those] fearing Yahweh - praise him O all [the] offspring of Jacob honor him and be afraid from him O all [the] offspring of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
For not he has despised and not he has detested [the] affliction of an afflicted [person] and not he has hidden face his from him and when cried for help he to him he heard.
25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him!
[is] from With you praise my in [the] assembly great vows my I will pay before [those] fearing him.
26 The afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and ever!
They will eat humble [people] - so they may be satisfied they will praise Yahweh [those who] seek him may it live heart your for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!
They will remember - and they may turn to Yahweh all [the] ends of [the] earth so they may bow down before you all [the] clans of [the] nations.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; He is the governor of the nations.
For [belongs] to Yahweh the kingship and [he is] ruling over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
They have eaten and they have bowed down - all [the] fat [people] of [the] earth before him they will bow down all [those who are] about to go down of dust and life his not he has preserved alive.
30 The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
Offspring it will serve him it will be recounted of [the] Lord to the generation.
31 They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.
They will come and they may declare righteousness his to a people about to be born that he has acted.