Psalms 22:1-21

1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

2O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

3But You are holy, O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

4In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them.

5They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed.

6But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

7All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,

8“He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him. Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

9Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb; You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.

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

11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.

12Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

13They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion.

14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me.

15My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death.

16For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones; They look, they stare at me.

18They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment.

19But You, O Lord, do not be far from me; O You my help, come quickly to my assistance.

20Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

21Save me from the lion’s mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.