Psalms 22

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

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 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

I cry in the day, you do not answer, I cry in the night but find no rest.

3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

You are the Holy One, throned on the praises of Israel.

4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

In you our ancestors trusted, they trusted and you delivered them.

5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

They cried to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.

6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.

7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:

8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

‘He relies on the Lord; let him save him. Let him rescue the one he holds dear!’

9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

But you drew me from the womb, laid me safely on my mother’s breasts.

10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been 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 trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Be not far from me, for trouble is nigh, and there is none to help.

12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

I am circled by many bulls, beset by the mighty of Bashan,

13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

who face me with gaping jaws, like ravening roaring lions.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Poured out am I like water, and all my bones are loosened. My heart is become like wax, melted within me.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

My palate is dry as a sherd, my tongue sticks to my jaws; in the dust of death you lay me.

16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

For dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.

17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.

18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

They divide my garments among them, and over my raiment cast lots.

19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

Save me from the jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.

22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will praise you.

23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

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 has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

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 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

Of you is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.

26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

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 dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

For the kingdom belongs to the Lord: he is the Lord of the nations.

29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

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 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

My descendants will tell of the Lord to the next generation;

31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.

they will declare his righteousness to people yet to be born: He has done it.