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?

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

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

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

7 A ll those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

All 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!”

Commit thyself unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth 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.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother’s womb You have been My God.

I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

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; For there is none to help.

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

Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

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

They gape upon me with their mouth, 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 has melted within Me.

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 clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into 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;

For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

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

I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me.

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

They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

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

But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

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

Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling 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.

Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

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

I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

23 Y ou who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed 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.

For 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.

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

Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

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

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

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.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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

For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler 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.

All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

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

A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

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

They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.