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?

“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?

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 cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.

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

And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!

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

Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.

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

They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, 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; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.

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

All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.

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

“He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted 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.

Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!

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

Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!

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

Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!

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

Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.

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

They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening 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.

I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.

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.

My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!

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

For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions my hands and my feet.

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

I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.

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

They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.

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

But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!

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

Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;

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; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!

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

I will proclaim thy name to 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.

Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race 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 misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid 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.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that 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 afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and 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 earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!

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

For the kingdom is Jehovah's; He is the governor of 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 the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.

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

The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.

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

They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.