Psalms 22

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

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?

2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

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

3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

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

4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

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

5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not ashamed.

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

6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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

7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

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

8 Commit [thyself] unto the LORD; let him deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighteth in him.

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

9 But thou art he that took me out the womb: thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.

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

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

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

11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

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

12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

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

13 They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

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

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

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.

15 My Strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.

16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of evil-doers have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

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.

17 I may tell all my bones; they look and stare upon me:

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

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

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

19 But be not thou far off, O LORD: O thou my succour, haste thee to help me.

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

20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog;

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

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!

22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

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

23 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.

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

24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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.

25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

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

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek after him: let your heart live for ever.

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

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,

28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the ruler over the nations.

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

29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

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.

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

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

31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.

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