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?

to/for to conduct upon doe [the] dawn melody to/for David God my God my to/for what? to leave: forsake me distant from salvation my word roaring my

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

God my to call: call to by day and not to answer and night and not silence to/for me

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

and you(m. s.) holy to dwell praise Israel

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

in/on/with you to trust father our to trust and to escape them

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

to(wards) you to cry out and to escape in/on/with you to trust and not be ashamed

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

and I worm and not man reproach man and to despise people

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

all to see: see me to mock to/for me to separate in/on/with lips to shake head

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

to roll to(wards) LORD to escape him to rescue him for to delight in in/on/with 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(m. s.) to burst/come out me from belly: womb to trust me upon breast mother my

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

upon you to throw from womb from belly: womb mother my God my you(m. s.)

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

not to remove from me for distress near for nothing to help

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

to turn: surround me bullock many mighty: ox Bashan to surround me

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

to open upon me lip their lion to tear and to roar

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.

like/as water to pour: pour and to separate all bone my to be heart my like/as wax to melt in/on/with midst belly my

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.

to wither like/as earthenware strength my and tongue my to cleave jaw my and to/for dust death to set me

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

for to turn: surround me dog congregation be evil to surround me (like/as lion *LD) hand my and foot my

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

to recount all bone my they(masc.) to look to see: see in/on/with me

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

to divide garment my to/for them and upon clothing my to fall: allot allotted

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

and you(m. s.) LORD not to remove strength my to/for help my to hasten [emph?]

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

to rescue [emph?] from sword soul my from hand: power dog only my

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

to save me from lip lion and from horn wild ox to answer me

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

to recount name your to/for brother: male-sibling my in/on/with midst assembly to boast: praise 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.

afraid LORD to boast: praise him all seed: children Jacob to honor: honour him and to dread from him all seed: children 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 to him, he heard.

for not to despise and not to detest affliction afflicted and not to hide face his from him and in/on/with to cry he to(wards) him to hear: hear

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

from with you praise my in/on/with assembly many vow my to complete before afraid his

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

to eat poor and to satisfy to boast: praise LORD to seek him to live heart your to/for perpetuity

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.

to remember and to return: repent to(wards) LORD all end land: country/planet and to bow to/for face: before your all family nation

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

for to/for LORD [the] kingship and to rule in/on/with nation

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.

to eat and to bow all fat land: country/planet to/for face: before his to bow all to go down dust and soul: myself his not to live

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

seed: children to serve: minister him to recount to/for Lord to/for generation

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

to come (in): come and to tell righteousness his to/for people to beget for to make: do