Psalm 22 ~ Psalm 22

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1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me and from the words of my cry?

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.

3 B ut thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest in the midst of the praises of Israel.

Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

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

In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.

5 T hey cried unto thee and were delivered: they trusted in thee and were not confounded.

To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.

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

But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.

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

All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,

8 T urn him over to the LORD, let him deliver him, let him save him, seeing he delighted in him.

“ Commit yourself to the Lord; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

9 B ut thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou hast made me wait upon thee since I was upon my mother’s breasts.

Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is no one to help.

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

12 M any bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about.

Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

13 T hey opened their mouth upon me as a ravening and a roaring lion.

They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

14 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.

I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

15 M y strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.

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

For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me;

18 T hey part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture.

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

19 B ut be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

But You, O Lord, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

20 D eliver my soul from the sword; my life from the power of the dog.

Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.

21 S ave me from the lion’s mouth and from the horns of the unicorns.

Save me from the lion’s mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

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

I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

23 Y e that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

You who fear the Lord, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

24 F or he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor in spirit; neither has he hid his face from him, but when he cried unto him, he heard.

For 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 for help, He heard.

25 M y praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before those that fear him.

From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

26 T he poor shall eat and be satisfied: those that seek him shall praise the LORD; your heart shall live for ever.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!

27 A ll the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD; and all the families of the Gentiles shall worship before thee.

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You.

28 F or the kingdom is the LORD’s, and he shall have dominion over the Gentiles.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.

29 A ll those that are fat upon earth shall eat and worship; all those that go down to the dust shall bow before him; and no one can keep his own soul alive.

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

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

Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

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

They will come and will declare His righteousness To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.