Psalm 22 HCSB NIV Parallel

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1For the choir director: according to "The Deer of the Dawn." A Davidic psalm. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?

1For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." 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 cries of anguish?

2My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest.

2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.

3But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.

4Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them.

4In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

5They cried to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

5To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by people.

6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

7Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:"

7All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.

8He relies on the LORD; let Him rescue him; let the LORD deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him."

8"He trusts in the LORD," they say, "let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."

9You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother's breast.

9Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even 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 on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.

11Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help.

11Do not be 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.

13Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.

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 out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted 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 mouth 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.

16Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.

17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.

18They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.

18They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

19But You, LORD, don't be far away. My strength, come quickly to help me.

19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.

20Deliver my life from the sword, my only life from the power of these dogs.

20Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.

21Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

21Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.

22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the congregation.

22I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.

23You who fear Yahweh, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He did not hide His face from him but listened when he cried to Him for help.

24For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

25I will give praise in the great congregation because of You; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

25From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.

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, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,

28for kingship belongs to the LORD; He rules over 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-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.

30Their descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.

30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.

31They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness-- what He has done.

31They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!

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