Psalms 22

1 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.

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 God my I call out by day and not you answer and night and not repose [belongs] to me.

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

3 And you [are] holy sitting [the] praises of Israel.

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

4 In you they trusted ancestors our they trusted and you delivered them.

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

5 To you they cried out and they were delivered in you they trusted and not they were ashamed.

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

6 And I [am] a worm and not a man a reproach of humankind and despised of a people.

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

7 All [those who] see me they mock me they make a separation with a lip they shake a head.

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

8 Roll to Yahweh let him rescue him let him deliver him for he delights in him.

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

9 For you [were] drawing forth me from [the] belly [were] making trust me on [the] breasts of mother my.

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

10 On you I was cast from [the] womb from [the] belly of mother my [have been] God my you.

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

11 May not you be far from me for trouble [is] near for there not [is] a helper.

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

12 They have surrounded me bulls many mighty [bulls] of Bashan they have encircled me.

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

13 They have opened on me mouth their a lion tearing and roaring.

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

14 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.

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 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.

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

16 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.

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 count all bones my they they look they look on me.

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

18 They distribute clothes my to themselves and on clothing my they cast a lot.

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

19 And you O Yahweh may not you be distant O strength my to help my make haste!

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

20 Deliver! from [the] sword life my from [the] hand of a dog only [life] my.

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

21 Save me from [the] mouth of a lion and from [the] horns of wild oxen you have 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 recount name your to brothers my in among [the] assembly I will praise you.

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

23 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.

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 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.

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 [is] from With you praise my in [the] assembly great vows my I will pay before [those] fearing him.

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

26 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.

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

27 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.

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 [belongs] to Yahweh the kingship and [he is] ruling over the nations.

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

29 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.

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 Offspring it will serve him it will be recounted of [the] Lord to the generation.

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

31 They will come and they may declare righteousness his to a people about to be born that he has acted.

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