Psalms 22

1 To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' — A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

2 My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.

O my God, I cry in the day time, but you hear not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.

But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel.

4 In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

Our fathers trusted in you: they trusted, and you did deliver them.

5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

They cried unto you, and were delivered: they trusted in you, and were not confounded.

6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

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

7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

8 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

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

9 For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.

But you are he that took me out of the womb: you did make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.

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

11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

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

12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

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

14 As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been 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 like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

15 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and you have brought me into the dust of death.

16 And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,

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

18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

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

19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

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

20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

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

21 Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

Save me from the lion's mouth: for you have heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

I will declare your name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise you.

23 Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

All of you that fear the LORD, praise him; all you the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all you the seed of Israel.

24 For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.

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

26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

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

27 Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

28 For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.

29 And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.

All they that be fat upon 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.

30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

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

31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he has done this.