1 T o the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

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 M y God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.

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

3 A nd Thou holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel.

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

4 I n Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

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

5 U nto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

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

6 A nd I a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

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

7 A ll beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

8 ` Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

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

9 F or thou He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.

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 O n Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou 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 adversity is near, for there is no helper.

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

12 M any bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

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

13 T hey have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

14 A s waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been 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 D ried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

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 A nd to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing 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 count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me,

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

18 T hey apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

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

19 A nd Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

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

20 D eliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

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

21 S ave me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

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

22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

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

23 Y e who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed 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 hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

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 O f Thee my praise in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.

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

26 T he humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

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

27 R emember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

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 to Jehovah the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

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

29 A nd the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he hath not revived his soul.

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 seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

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

31 T hey come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!

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