Psalms 22
1 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?
For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
2 My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.
3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
4 In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.
5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
8 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
9 For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
14 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.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
15 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
16 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.
For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
They parted my garments [among] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!
Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.
23 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.
Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
24 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.
For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.
25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
27 Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.
28 For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
29 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.
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
