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 so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.

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

But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

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

Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.

5 They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.

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

But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

7 All they that see me mock me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],

8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

9 But thou art he that brought me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou art my God from my mother’s womb.

I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.

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

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

12 Many bulls have surrounded me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me all round.

Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.

13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

They have opened their mouth against me, as 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 loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.

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 a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.

18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

They parted my garments [amongst] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.

19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

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

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.

22 I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to you.

23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

You that fear the Lord, praise him; all you seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.

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 to him, he heard.

For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

My praise is of you 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 the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.

28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.

29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.

30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.

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

And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.