1 M y 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 in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.

3 B ut You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

4 O ur fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

5 T hey cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

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

7 A ll those who see Me ridicule Me; 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!”

9 B ut You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.

10 I was cast upon You from 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.

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

13 T hey gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.

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

15 M y strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

16 F or dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;

17 I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.

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

19 B ut You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

20 D eliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

21 S ave Me from the lion’s mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.

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

23 Y ou who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear 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, He heard.

25 M y praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

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

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

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

29 A ll 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.

30 A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

31 T hey will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.