Psalm 22
For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by
David.
1 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 My God,
I cry in
the daytime, but
you don’t answer;
in the night season,
and am not silent.
3 But
you are holy,
you who inhabit
the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers
trusted in you.
They trusted, and
you delivered them.
5 They cried to you, and were
delivered.
They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
6 But
I am a worm, and
no man;
a reproach of men,
and despised by
the people.
7 All those
who see me mock me.
They insult me
with their lips.
They shake their heads, saying,
8 “He trusts
in the LORD.
Let him deliver him.
Let him rescue him, since
he delights in
him.”
9 But
you brought me
out of the womb.
You made me trust
while at
my mother’s breasts.
10 I was thrown
on you from
my mother’s womb.
You are my God
since my mother bore
me.
11 Don’t be
far from me,
for trouble is near.
For there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls
have surrounded me.
Strong bulls of Bashan
have encircled me.
13 They open
their mouths wide against me,
lions tearing prey and roaring.
14 I am poured
out like water.
All my bones are
out of joint.
My heart is
like wax.
It is melted
within me.
15 My
strength is dried
up like a potsherd.
My tongue sticks to
the roof of
my mouth.
You have brought
me into the dust
of death.
16 For dogs
have surrounded me.
A company of evildoers
have enclosed me.
They have pierced
my hands and feet.
17 I can count
all of my bones.
They look and stare
at me.
18 They divide
my garments among
them.
They cast lots for
my clothing.
19 But don’t
be far off,
LORD.
You are my help.
Hurry to help me!
20 Deliver
my soul from
the sword,
my precious life from
the power of
the dog.
21 Save
me from the lion’s
mouth!
Yes, you have
rescued me from
the horns of
the wild oxen.
22 I will
declare your name
to my brothers.
Among the assembly, I will praise
you.
23 You who fear
the LORD, praise
him!
All you descendants of
Jacob, glorify him!
Stand in awe of
him, all you descendants
of Israel!
24 For
he has not despised
nor abhorred the affliction
of the afflicted,
neither has
he hidden his face
from him;
but when he
cried to him,
he heard.
25 My
praise of you
comes in the
great assembly.
I will pay
my vows before
those who fear
him.
26 The humble
shall eat and
be satisfied.
They shall praise
the LORD who seek
after him.
Let your hearts live forever.
27 All
the ends of
the earth shall remember
and turn to
the LORD.
All the relatives
of the nations
shall worship before
you.
28 For
the kingdom is
the LORD’s.
He is the ruler
over the nations.
29 All
the rich ones of
the earth shall eat
and worship.
All those who
go down to
the dust shall bow before
him,
even he who can’t
keep his soul alive.
30 Posterity
shall serve him.
Future generations shall be told
about the Lord.
31 They
shall come and
shall declare
his righteousness to
a people that
shall be born,
for he has
done it.