Psalms 22

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¹My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?

²O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.

³And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!

⁴Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.

⁵They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

⁶But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.

⁷All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.

⁸"He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted in him!"

⁹Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother’s breast!

¹⁰Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!

¹¹Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!

¹²Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.

¹³They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.

¹⁴I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me,—Like lions my hands and my feet.

¹⁷I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.

¹⁸They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.

¹⁹But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!

²⁰Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;

²¹Save me from the lion’s mouth; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!

²²I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race of Israel!

²⁴For he hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

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

²⁶The afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and ever!

²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!

²⁸For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; He is the governor of the nations.

²⁹All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.

³⁰The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.

³¹They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.

Psalms 22

¹My 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 thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

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

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

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 of the people.

⁷All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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

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 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.

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

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 is melted in the midst of my bowels.

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 compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

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 unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

²⁸For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

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

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