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1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? | 1To 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? |
2O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. | 2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. |
3But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. | 3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. |
4Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them. | 4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. |
5They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed. | 5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. |
6But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. | 6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. |
7All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, | 7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, |
8“He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!” | 8He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. |
9But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts. | 9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. |
10I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother’s womb You have been My God. | 10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. |
11Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help. | 11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. |
12Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. | 12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. |
13They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion. | 13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. |
14I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me. | 14I 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. |
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. | 15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. |
16For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; | 16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. |
17I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. | 17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. |
18They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. | 18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. |
19But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! | 19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. |
20Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog. | 20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. |
21Save Me from the lion’s mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me. | 21Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. |
22I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. | 22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. |
23You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel! | 23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. |
24For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard. | 24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. |
25My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him. | 25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. |
26The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever! | 26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. |
27All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. | 27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. |
28For the kingdom is the LORD’s, And He rules over the nations. | 28For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. |
29All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive. | 29All 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. |
30A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation, | 30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. |
31They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this. | 31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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