< 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 choirmaster on [the] doe of the dawn a psalm of David. O God my God my why? have you forsaken me [are] far from deliverance my [the] words of cry of distress my.
2 My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
O God my I call out by day and not you answer and night and not repose [belongs] to me.
3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.
And you [are] holy sitting [the] praises of Israel.
4 In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
In you they trusted ancestors our they trusted and you delivered them.
5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
To you they cried out and they were delivered in you they trusted and not they were ashamed.
6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
And I [am] a worm and not a man a reproach of humankind and despised of a people.
7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
All [those who] see me they mock me they make a separation with a lip they shake a head.
8 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
Roll to Yahweh let him rescue him let him deliver him for he delights 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 [were] drawing forth me from [the] belly [were] making trust me on [the] breasts of mother my.
10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
On you I was cast from [the] womb from [the] belly of mother my [have been] God my you.
11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
May not you be far from me for trouble [is] near for there not [is] a helper.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
They have surrounded me bulls many mighty [bulls] of Bashan they have encircled me.
13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
They have opened on me mouth their 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.
Like water I have been poured out and they have become dislocated all bones my it has become heart my like wax it has melted in [the] midst of inward parts my.
15 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
It has dried up like earthenware - strength my and tongue my [has been] made to cling to jaws my and to [the] dust of death you put 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 they have surrounded me dogs a company of evil-doers they have encircled me (like a lion *L(D)*) hands my and feet my.
17 I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,
I count all bones my they they look they look on me.
18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
They distribute clothes my to themselves and on clothing my they cast a lot.
19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
And you O Yahweh may not you be distant O strength my to help my make haste!
20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
Deliver! from [the] sword life my from [the] hand of a dog only [life] my.
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 from [the] horns of wild oxen you have answered me.
22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
I will recount name your to brothers my in among [the] assembly I 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.
O [those] fearing Yahweh - praise him O all [the] offspring of Jacob honor him and be afraid from him O all [the] offspring 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 not he has despised and not he has detested [the] affliction of an afflicted [person] and not he has hidden face his from him and when cried for help he to him he heard.
25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
[is] from With you praise my in [the] assembly great vows my I will pay before [those] fearing him.
26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
They will eat humble [people] - so they may be satisfied they will praise Yahweh [those who] seek him may it live heart your 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,
They will remember - and they may turn to Yahweh all [the] ends of [the] earth so they may bow down before you all [the] clans of [the] nations.
28 For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
For [belongs] to Yahweh the kingship and [he is] ruling over 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.
They have eaten and they have bowed down - all [the] fat [people] of [the] earth before him they will bow down all [those who are] about to go down of dust and life his not he has preserved alive.
30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
Offspring it will serve him it will be recounted of [the] Lord to the generation.
31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
They will come and they may declare righteousness his to a people about to be born that he has acted.