Psalm 22
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1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
2My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest.2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
3But you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.3Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them.4In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5They cried to you and were set free; they trusted in you and were not disgraced.5They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8"He relies on the LORD; let him save him; let the LORD rescue him, since he takes pleasure in him."8“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
9It was you who brought me out of the womb, making me secure at my mother's breast.9Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10I was given over to you at birth; you have been my God from my mother's womb.10From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11Don't be far from me, because distress is near and there's no one to help.11Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13They open their mouths against me--lions, mauling and roaring.13They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
16For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet.16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.17I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.18They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19But you, LORD, don't be far away. My strength, come quickly to help me.19But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20Rescue my life from the sword, my only life from the power of these dogs.20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21Save me from the lion's mouth, from the horns of wild oxen. You answered me!21Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; I will praise you in the assembly.22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, revere him!23You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
24For he has not despised or abhorred the torment of the oppressed. He did not hide his face from him but listened when he cried to him for help.24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
25I will give praise in the great assembly because of you; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear you.25My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
26The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him. May your hearts live forever!26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before you,27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
28for kingship belongs to the LORD; he rules the nations.28For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before him--even the one who cannot preserve his life.29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.
30Their descendants will serve him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.30Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31They will come and declare his righteousness; to a people yet to be born they will declare what he has done.31They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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