1 M y God, my God, why have You left me alone? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words I cry inside myself?

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?

2 O my God, I cry during the day, but You do not answer. I cry during the night, but I find no rest.

My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

3 Y et You are holy. The praises Israel gives You are Your throne.

And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.

4 O ur fathers trusted in You, and You saved them.

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

5 T hey cried to You and were set free. They trusted in You and were not ashamed.

They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.

6 B ut I am a worm and not a man. I am put to shame by men, and am hated by the people.

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

7 A ll who see me make fun of me. They open their mouths and shake their heads, and say,

All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,

8 “ He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. Let the Lord take him out of trouble, because he is happy in Him.”

Commit it to Jehovah—let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!

9 B ut You brought me out when I was born. You made me trust when I drank my mother’s milk.

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

10 I was in Your care from birth. Since my mother gave birth to me, You have been my God.

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

11 D o not be far from me, for trouble is near. And 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 gathered all around me. Strong bulls of Bashan stand around me.

Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.

13 T hey open their mouths wide against me, like a loud, hungry lion.

They gape upon me with their mouth, 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 a melted candle within me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

15 M y strength is dried up like a piece of a broken clay pot. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. And You lay me in the dust of death.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.

16 F or dogs have gathered around me. A group of sinful men stand around me. They have cut through my hands and feet.

For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I can tell how many bones I have. The people look at me with wide eyes.

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

18 T hey divide my clothes among them by drawing names to see who would get them.

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

19 B ut You, O Lord, be not far from me! O my Strength, hurry to help me!

But thou, Jehovah, be not far; O my strength, haste thee to help me.

20 T ake me away from the sword. Save my life from the power of the dog.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;

21 S ave me from the lion’s mouth, and from the horns of the wild bulls You answer me.

Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.

22 I will make Your name known to my brothers. In the center of the meeting of worship I will praise You.

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

23 Y ou who fear the Lord, give Him praise. All you children of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him, all you children of Israel.

Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.

24 F or He has not turned away from the suffering of the one in pain or trouble. He has not hidden His face from him. But He has heard his cry for help.

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 will be from You in the big meeting of worship. I will keep my promises to Him in front of those who fear Him.

My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

26 T hose who suffer will eat and have enough. Those who look for the Lord will praise Him. May your heart live forever!

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

27 A ll the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship before Him.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:

28 F or the holy nation is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations.

For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.

29 A ll the proud ones of the earth will eat and worship. All who go down to the dust will fall to their knees before Him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

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

30 F uture children will serve Him. They will tell of the Lord to their children.

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

31 T hey will come and tell about His saving power to a people yet to be born. For He has done it.

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