Psalms 22

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?

“To the chief musician upon Ayeleth-hashachar, a psalm of David.” My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from saving me, and from the words of my loud complaint?

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

O my God! I call in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night I find no rest.

3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

But thou art holy, O thou that dwellest amidst the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

In thee did our fathers trust: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

Unto thee they cried, and were delivered: in thee they trusted, and were not put to shame.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach of men, and despised of people.

7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

All those who see me laugh me to scorn: they draw open their lips, they shake their head, [saying, ]

8 Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

“Let him throw himself on the Lord, that he may deliver him: he will save him, for he delighteth in him.”

9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.

Yea, thou art he that took me from the womb: thou hast been my trust when I hung on my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

Upon thee was I cast from my birth: from my mother's womb art thou my God.

11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

Oh be not far from me [now]; for distress is near; for there is none to help.

12 Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Many steers have encompassed me: the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

13 They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.

They have opened wide against me their mouth, [as] a ravenous and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

Like water am I poured out, and all my bones are disjointed: my heart is become like wax, it is melted in the midst of my entrails.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Like a potsherd is my strength dried up; and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and into the dust of death hast thou laid me down.

16 For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

For dogs have encompassed me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: like lions [they threaten] my hands and my feet.

17 I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me;

I may number all my bones: [while] they stare and look upon me.

18 They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my garment do they cast lots.

19 But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O [thou who art] my strength, hasten to my aid.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

Save me from the lion's mouth; as thou hast answered me from the horns of the reem.

22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

I will relate thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and be in dread of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor; neither hath he hidden his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Of thee shall be my praise in a great assembly: my vows will I pay in the presence of those who fear him.

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they who seek him shall praise the Lord: may your heart live for ever.

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

All the ends of the world shall remember and return unto the Lord: and all the families of the nations shall bow themselves down before thee.

28 For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; And he is the ruler over the nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he governeth the nations.

29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

All they that eat the fat of the earth shall bow themselves down; before him shall bend the knee all that are going down into the dust; for none can keep alive his own soul.

30 A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.

Distant ages shall serve him; there shall be related of the Lord unto future generations.

31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.

They will come, and will tell his righteousness unto a people yet unborn, that he hath done this.