Psalms 22

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

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

11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.

30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.

1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?

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

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

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

5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

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

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

8 He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

9 But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother's belly.

11 ¶ Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.

12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.

13 They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [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 is melted in the midst of my bowels.

15 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 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.

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

19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

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

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

24 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 My praise [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

28 For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among the nations.

29 All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

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

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

1 A psalm of David, to be sung by the hind that is hunted early.

2 O my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? I cry, but my help is far off.

3 O my God, I call in the day, and thou answerest not; neither am I silent in the night.

4 But thou art holy, who dwellest under the praise of Israel.

5 Our fathers hoped in thee, and when they hoped, thou helpedst them out.

6 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they hoped in thee, and were not put to shame.

7 But I am a worm, and no man; a scorn of men, and contempt of the people.

8 All they that see me mock me, and open their mouths, and shake their heads.

9 Let him complain unto the LORD, and he shall save him, and deliver him, if he have a desire toward him.

10 For thou hast drawn me out of my mother's womb: thou wast my confidence, when I was yet in my mother's breasts.

11 Unto thee am I cast from my mother's womb: thou art my God from my mother's womb.

12 Be not far from me, for fear is near: for there is no helper here.

13 Great bullocks have compassed me about, fat oxen have compassed me about;

14 They have opened their mouth against me like a roaring and ravening lion.

15 I am poured out like water; all my bones are broken in pieces; my heart is melted in my flesh like wax.

16 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to the roof of my mouth; and thou layest me in the dust of death.

17 For dogs have compassed me about, and the wicked have made themselves round about me; they have pierced my hands and my feet.

18 I want to count all my legs. But you look and see their lust for me.

19 They divide my garments among them, and cast lots for my vesture.

20 But thou, O Lord, be not far off; my strength, make haste to help me.

21 Deliver my soul from the sword, my lonely from the dogs!

22 Help me out of the lion's mouth, and deliver me from the unicorns.

23 I will preach thy name unto my brethren, I will praise thee in the congregation.

24 Glorify the LORD, ye that fear him: let all the seed of Jacob glory in him, and let all the seed of Israel be afraid of him.

25 For he despised not the affliction of the poor, neither spurned it, nor hid his face from him: and when he cried unto him, he heard it.

26 Thee will I praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

27 The miserable shall eat, and be filled: and they that inquire of the LORD shall praise him: your heart shall live for ever.

28 Let the end of the world be remembered, that they should turn unto the LORD, and worship before him all kindreds of the Gentiles.

29 For the LORD hath a kingdom, and he reigneth among the heathen.

30 All the fat of the earth shall eat and worship: before him shall all that lie in the dust bow the knee, and they that live in want.

31 He shall have a seed to minister unto him: they shall proclaim of the LORD unto the children of children.

32 And they shall come and preach his righteousness unto the people that are born, that he may do it.