Psalms 22

1 For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

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 in the daytime, but you don’t answer; 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 you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

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

4 Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

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

5 They cried to you, and were delivered. 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 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 those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

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

8 “He trusts in the LORD. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”

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

9 But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at 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 thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

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

11 Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.

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

12 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

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

13 They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

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

14 I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.

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. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have 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 surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and 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 of 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 amongst them. They cast lots for my clothing.

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

19 But don’t be far off, LORD. You are my help. Hurry 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 precious life 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! Yes, you have rescued 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. Amongst 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 the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify 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 nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he 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 of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay 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 humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

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 to the LORD. All the relatives of the nations shall worship 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 the LORD’s. He is the ruler over the nations.

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

29 All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t 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 Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.

A seed serves 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, for he has done it.

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