Psalms 22

1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am 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, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.

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 sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].

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

4 Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.

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

5 When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).

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

6 But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.

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

7 Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,

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

8 “He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”

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

9 [Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).

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

10 [It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.

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

11 So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.

May not you be far from me for trouble [is] near for there not [is] a helper.

12 [My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.

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

13 [They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].

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

14 I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.

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 [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!

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 My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed 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 am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.

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

18 They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.

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

19 O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!

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

20 Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].

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

21 Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!

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

22 [But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].

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

23 You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!

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 He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.

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 Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.

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

26 The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!

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 I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.

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 Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.

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

29 I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].

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 People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].

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

31 People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”

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