Psalms 22
1 For the chief musician; set to “The rhythm of the deer.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from saving me and far from the words of my anguish?
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 My God, I cry out in the daytime, but you do not answer, and at night I am not silent!
My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
3 Yet you are holy; you sit as king with the praises of Israel.
And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
4 Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted in you, and you rescued them.
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
5 They cried to you and they were rescued. They trusted in you and were not disappointed.
To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, a disgrace to humanity and despised by the people.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 All those who see me taunt me; they mock me; they shake their heads at me.
All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
8 They say, “He trusts in Yahweh; let Yahweh rescue him. Let him rescue him, for he delights in him.”
“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
9 For you brought me from the womb; you made me trust you when I was on 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 have been thrown on you from the womb; you are my God since I was in my mother's womb!
On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
11 Do not be far away from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to help.
Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
13 They open their mouths wide against me like a roaring lion ripping its victim.
They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 I am being poured out like water, and all my bones are dislocated. My heart is like wax; it melts away within my inner parts.
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 has dried up like a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in 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 surrounded me; a company of evildoers has encircled me; they have 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 can count all my bones. They look and stare at me.
I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
18 They divide my garments among themselves, they cast lots for my clothes.
They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
19 Do not be far away, Yahweh; please hurry to help me, my strength!
And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
20 Rescue my soul from the sword, my only life from the claws of wild dogs.
Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; rescue me from the horns of the wild oxen.
Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
22 I will declare your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.
I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
23 You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants 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 has not despised or abhorred the suffering of the afflicted one; Yahweh has not hidden his face from him; when the afflicted one cried 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 My praise will be because of you in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.
Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
26 The oppressed will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Yahweh will praise him. May your hearts live forever.
The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
27 All the peoples of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh; all the families of the nations will bow down before you.
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 Yahweh's; he is the ruler over the nations.
For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
29 All the prosperous people of the earth will feast and will worship; all those who are descending into the dust will bow before him, those who cannot preserve their own lives.
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 generation to come will serve him; they will tell the next generation of the Lord.
A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 They will come and tell of his righteousness; they will tell to a people not yet born what he has done!
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
