Psalms 22

1 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?

“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 My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, 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 And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.

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

4 In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.

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

5 To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.

Unto thee they cried, and were delivered: in thee they trusted, 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, and not a man, a reproach of men, and despised of people.

7 All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,

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

8 “Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”

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

9 For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.

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

10 On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.

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

11 Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

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

12 Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,

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

13 They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.

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

14 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.

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 power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.

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 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.

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

17 I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,

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

18 They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.

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

19 And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry 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 only one from the paw of a dog.

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

21 Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!

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

22 I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.

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

23 You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you 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 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.

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 You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.

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 humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.

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

27 Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,

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 to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

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

29 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.

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 serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

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

31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!

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