< 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?
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 call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
4 In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
8 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
9 For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
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 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 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
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.
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 my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
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 the high places Thou hast answered me!
Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
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.
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 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 detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.
25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
27 Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families 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 to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among 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.
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 seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!