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 leader; set to ‘Deer of the Dawn’. A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you left me, my rescue so far from 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.
I cry in the day, you do not answer, I cry in the night but find no rest.
3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
You are the Holy One, throned on the praises of Israel.
4 In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
In you our ancestors trusted, they trusted and you delivered them.
5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
They cried to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.
7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:
8 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
“He relies on the Lord; let him save him. Let him rescue the one he holds dear!”
9 For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
But you drew me from the womb, laid me safely on my mother’s breasts.
10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
On your care was I cast from my very birth, you are my God from my mother’s womb.
11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
Be not far from me, for trouble is nigh, and there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
I am circled by many bulls, beset by the mighty of Bashan,
13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
who face me with gaping jaws, like ravening roaring lions.
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.
Poured out am I like water, and all my bones are loosened. My heart is become like wax, melted within me.
15 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
My palate is dry as a sherd, my tongue sticks to my jaws; in the dust of death you lay me.
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 dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.
17 I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.
18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
They divide my garments among them, and over my raiment cast lots.
19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.
20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.
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 jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.
22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will 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.
Praise the Lord, you who fear him. All Jacob’s seed, give him glory. All Israel’s seed, stand in awe of 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 abhorred the sorrow of the sorrowful. He hid not his face from me, but he listened to my cry for help.
25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
Of you is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
The afflicted will eat to their heart’s desire, and those who seek after the Lord will praise him. Lift up your hearts forever.
27 Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
All will call it to mind, to the ends of the earth, and turn to the Lord; and all tribes of the nations will bow down before you.
28 For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For the kingdom belongs to the Lord: he is the Lord 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.
To him will bow down all who sleep in the earth, and before him bend all who go down to the dust, and those who could not preserve their lives.
30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
My descendants will tell of the Lord to the next generation;
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
they will declare his righteousness to people yet to be born: He has done it.
