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

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

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

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You answer not; and by night I am not silent or find no rest.

3 Y et You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

But You are holy, O You Who dwell in the praises of Israel.

4 I n You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.

Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted (leaned on, relied on You, and were confident) and You delivered them.

5 T o You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.

They cried to You and were delivered; they trusted in, leaned on, and confidently relied on You, and were not ashamed or confounded or disappointed.

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

But I am a worm, and no man; I am the scorn of men, and despised by the people.

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

All who see me laugh at me and mock me; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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

He trusted and rolled himself on the Lord, that He would deliver him. Let Him deliver him, seeing that He delights in him!

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

Yet You are He Who took me out of the womb; You made me hope and trust when I was on my mother’s breasts.

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

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

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

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

12 M any bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have hedged me in.

13 T hey open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

Against me they opened their mouths wide, like a ravening and 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 within me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is softened and melted down within me.

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

My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and You have brought me into the dust of death.

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

For dogs they have encompassed me; a company of evildoers has encircled me, they pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I can count all my bones; gaze at me.

18 T hey divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

They part my clothing among them and cast lots for my raiment (a long, shirtlike garment, a seamless undertunic). )

19 B ut You, O Lord, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

But be not far from me, O Lord; O my Help, hasten to aid me!

20 D eliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.

Deliver my life from the sword, my dear life from the power of the dog.

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

Save me from the lion’s mouth; for You have answered me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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

I will declare Your name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise You.

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

You who fear (revere and worship) the Lord, praise Him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify Him. Fear (revere and worship) Him, all you offspring of Israel.

24 F or 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.

For He has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has He hidden His face from him, but when he cried to Him, He heard.

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

My praise shall be of You in the great congregation. I will pay to Him my vows before them who fear (revere and worship) Him.

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

The poor and afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise the Lord—they who seek for, inquire of and for Him, and require Him. May your hearts be quickened now and forever!

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

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall bow down and worship before You,

28 F or the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.

For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s, and He is the ruler over the nations.

29 A ll 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.

All the mighty ones upon earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.

30 P osterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

Posterity shall serve Him; they shall tell of the Lord to the next generation.

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

They shall come and shall declare His righteousness to a people yet to be born—that He has done it!