Psalms 22

1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth 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, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' — A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.

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

And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.

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

In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

5 They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by 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 mock me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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

8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

9 But thou art he that brought me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.

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

On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.

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

Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

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

Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

They have opened against me their mouth, 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 within me.

As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath 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.

Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

16 For dogs have surrounded me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

17 I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,

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

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

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

And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

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

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

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

I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye 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 to him, he heard.

For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

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

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

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

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

Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.

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

29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.

30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

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

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

They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!