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 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 My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

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

3 And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.

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

4 Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, 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 confided in thee, and were not confounded.

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 the 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 it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because 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, 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 from my mother's belly.

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 encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones 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 become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

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 palate; and thou hast laid me in 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 encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded 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, they 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 cast lots upon my vesture.

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

19 But thou, Jehovah, be not far [from me]; O my strength, 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 only one 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 buffaloes hast thou 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 congregation 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 revere 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 My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; 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 him: your heart shall 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 families 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 ruleth among 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, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.

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 accounted to the Lord for a 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.