Psalms 22

1 [For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

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 cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

O God my I call out by day and not you answer and night and not repose [belongs] to me.

3 But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

And you [are] holy sitting [the] praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

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

5 They cried to you, and escaped. They trusted in you, and were not put to shame.

To you they cried out and they were delivered in you they trusted and not they were ashamed.

6 But I am a worm, and no man; scorned by people and despised by the people.

And I [am] a worm and not a man a reproach of humankind and despised of a people.

7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

All [those who] see me they mock me they make a separation with a lip they shake a head.

8 "He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."

Roll to Yahweh let him rescue him let him deliver him for he delights in him.

9 But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.

For you [were] drawing forth me from [the] belly [were] making trust me on [the] breasts of mother my.

10 I was thrown on you from my mother's womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

On you I was cast from [the] womb from [the] belly of mother my [have been] God my you.

11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.

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 encircled me.

They have surrounded me bulls many mighty [bulls] of Bashan they have encircled me.

13 They open their mouths wide against me, like a lion tearing prey and roaring.

They have opened on me mouth their a lion tearing and roaring.

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 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 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; and you have brought me into the dust of death.

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 For many dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

For they have surrounded me dogs a company of evil-doers they have encircled me (like a lion *LD) hands my and feet my.

17 I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

I count all bones my they they look they look on me.

18 They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast a lot.

They distribute clothes my to themselves and on clothing my they cast a lot.

19 But do not be far off, LORD. You are my help: hurry to help me.

And you O Yahweh may not you be distant O strength my to help my make haste!

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

Deliver! from [the] sword life my from [the] hand of a dog only [life] my.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth. Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

Save me from [the] mouth of a lion and from [the] horns of wild oxen you have answered me.

22 I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly I will praise you.

I will recount name your to brothers my in among [the] assembly I will praise you.

23 You who fear the LORD, praise him. All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him. Revere him, all you descendants 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 has not despised or detested the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

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 you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

[is] from With you praise my in [the] assembly great vows my I will pay before [those] fearing him.

26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

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 Every part of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

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 the kingdom is the LORD's, and he is the ruler over the nations.

For [belongs] to Yahweh the kingship and [he is] ruling over the nations.

29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him; and my soul shall live for him.

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 Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the LORD.

Offspring it will serve him it will be recounted of [the] Lord to the generation.

31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.

They will come and they may declare righteousness his to a people about to be born that he has acted.