Psalms 22
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?
For the music director. To the tune “Doe of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?
2 My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:
My God, every day I cry out to you, but you don't answer; at night too, but I get no rest.
3 And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.
Yet you are holy, and the praises of Israel are your throne.
4 Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.
Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.
They cried out to you for help, and they were saved. They trusted in you and were not defeated.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.
But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying: ]
People who see me mock me. They laugh at me and shake their heads, saying,
8 Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!
“He trusts in the Lord—well then, let the Lord save him! If the Lord is such a friend, then let the Lord rescue him!”
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts.
However, you brought me safely through birth, and led me to trust in you at my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother's belly.
I was entrusted to you from birth; from the time I was born you have been my God.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Do not be distant from me, because trouble is close by and no one else can help.
12 Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
Enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
13 They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Like roaring lions tearing at their prey they open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
I feel like I'm being poured out like water. I'm falling apart as if all my bones have become loose. My mind feels like it's wax melting inside me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.
My strength has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.
16 For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Evil men surround me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I may count all my bones. They look, they stare upon me;
I'm so thin I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.
18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice for my clothes.
19 But thou, Jehovah, be not far [from me]; O my strength, haste thee to help me.
But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!
21 Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.
Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done; I will praise you in the congregation.
23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant 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 has not ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.
25 My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The poor shall eat, and they shall be satisfied. All who come to the Lord will praise him—may you all live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:
Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.
For kingly power belongs to the Lord; he is the one who rules over 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, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.
All who prosper come to feast and worship. Bow down before him, all those destined for the grave—for none can keep themselves alive.
30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Our descendants will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.
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 tell those yet to be born how good the Lord is, and all that he has done!
