New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 22:1-21

1 1 2My GodH410, my GodH410, whyH4100 have You forsakenH5800 me? 3 4FarH7350 from my deliveranceH3444 are the wordsH1697 of my 5 6groaningH7581.2O my GodH430, I 7cryH7121 by dayH3119, but You do not answerH6030; And by nightH3915, but 8I have noH3808 restH1747.3Yet 9You are holyH6918, O You who 10are enthronedH3427 upon 11the praisesH8416 of IsraelH3478.4In You our fathersH1 12trustedH982; They trustedH982 and You 13deliveredH6403 them.5To You they criedH2199 out and were deliveredH4422; 14In You they trustedH982 and were not 15disappointedH954.

6But I am a 16wormH8439 and not a manH376, A 17reproachH2781 of menH120 and 18despisedH959 by the peopleH5971.7AllH3605 who seeH7200 me 19 20sneerH3932 at me; They 21separateH6362 with the lipH8193, they 22wagH5128 the headH7218, saying,8“23CommitH1556 yourself to the LordH3068; 24let Him deliverH6403 him; Let Him rescueH5337 him, becauseH3588 He delightsH2654 in him.”

9YetH3588 You are He who 25broughtH1518 me forthH1518 from the wombH990; You made me trustH982 when upon my mother’sH517 breastsH7699.10Upon You I was castH7993 26from 27birthH7358; You have been my GodH410 from my mother’sH517 wombH990.

11 28Be not farH7368 from me, for 29troubleH6869 is nearH7138; For thereH369 is 30noneH369 to helpH5826.12ManyH7227 31bullsH6499 have surroundedH5437 me; StrongH47 bulls of 32BashanH1316 have encircledH3803 me.13They 33openH6475 wideH6475 their mouthH6310 at me, As a raveningH2963 and a roaringH7580 34lionH743.14I am 35pouredH8210 out like waterH4325, And allH3605 my 36bonesH6106 are out of jointH6504; My 37heartH3820 is like waxH1749; It is meltedH4549 withinH8432 38me.15My 39strengthH3581 is driedH3001 up like a potsherdH2789, And 40my tongueH3956 cleavesH1692 to my jawsH4455; And You 41layH8239 me 42in the dustH6083 of deathH4194.16For 43dogsH3611 have surroundedH5437 me; 44A bandH5712 of evildoersH7489 has encompassedH5362 me; 45They 46piercedH3564 my handsH3027 and my feetH7272.17I can countH5608 allH3605 my bonesH6106. 47They lookH5027, they stareH7200 at me;18They 48divideH2505 my garmentsH899 among them, And for my clothingH3830 they castH5307 lotsH1486.

19But You, O LordH3068, 49be not farH7368 off; O You my helpH360, 50hastenH2363 to my assistanceH5833.20DeliverH5337 my 51soulH5315 from 52the swordH2719, My 53onlyH3173 life from the 54powerH3027 of the dogH3611.21SaveH3467 me from the 55lion’sH743 mouthH6310; From the hornsH7161 of the 56wildH7214 oxenH7214 You 57answerH6030 me.

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Notes

1. Psalms 22:1 Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34 ↩
2. Psalms 22:1 Lit the hind of the morning ↩
3. Psalms 22:1 Or Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? ↩
4. Psalms 22:1 Ps 10:1 ↩
5. Psalms 22:1 Lit roaring ↩
6. Psalms 22:1 Job 3:24; Ps 6:6; 32:3; 38:8 ↩
7. Psalms 22:2 Ps 42:3; 88:1 ↩
8. Psalms 22:2 Lit there is no silence for me ↩
9. Psalms 22:3 Ps 99:9 ↩
10. Psalms 22:3 Or inhabit the praises ↩
11. Psalms 22:3 Deut 10:21; Ps 148:14 ↩
12. Psalms 22:4 Ps 78:53 ↩
13. Psalms 22:4 Ps 107:6 ↩
14. Psalms 22:5 Is 49:23 ↩
15. Psalms 22:5 Or ashamed ↩
16. Psalms 22:6 Job 25:6; Is 41:14 ↩
17. Psalms 22:6 Ps 31:11 ↩
18. Psalms 22:6 Is 49:7; 53:3 ↩
19. Psalms 22:7 Or mock me ↩
20. Psalms 22:7 Ps 79:4; Is 53:3; Luke 23:35 ↩
21. Psalms 22:7 I.e. make mouths at me ↩
22. Psalms 22:7 Matt 27:39; Mark 15:29 ↩
23. Psalms 22:8 Lit Roll; another reading is He committed himself ↩
24. Psalms 22:8 Ps 91:14; Matt 27:43 ↩
25. Psalms 22:9 Ps 71:5, 6 ↩
26. Psalms 22:10 Is 46:3; 49:1 ↩
27. Psalms 22:10 Lit a womb ↩
28. Psalms 22:11 Ps 71:12 ↩
29. Psalms 22:11 Or distress ↩
30. Psalms 22:11 2 Kin 14:26; Ps 72:12; Is 63:5 ↩
31. Psalms 22:12 Ps 22:21; 68:30 ↩
32. Psalms 22:12 Deut 32:14; Amos 4:1 ↩
33. Psalms 22:13 Job 16:10; Ps 35:21; Lam 2:16; 3:46 ↩
34. Psalms 22:13 Ps 10:9; 17:12 ↩
35. Psalms 22:14 Job 30:16 ↩
36. Psalms 22:14 Ps 31:10; Dan 5:6 ↩
37. Psalms 22:14 Josh 7:5; Job 23:16; Ps 73:26; Nah 2:10 ↩
38. Psalms 22:14 Lit my inward parts ↩
39. Psalms 22:15 Ps 38:10 ↩
40. Psalms 22:15 John 19:28 ↩
41. Psalms 22:15 Ps 104:29 ↩
42. Psalms 22:15 Lit to ↩
43. Psalms 22:16 Ps 59:6, 7 ↩
44. Psalms 22:16 Or An assembly ↩
45. Psalms 22:16 Another reading is Like a lion, my... ↩
46. Psalms 22:16 Matt 27:35; John 20:25 ↩
47. Psalms 22:17 Luke 23:27, 35 ↩
48. Psalms 22:18 Matt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24 ↩
49. Psalms 22:19 Ps 22:11 ↩
50. Psalms 22:19 Ps 70:5 ↩
51. Psalms 22:20 Or life ↩
52. Psalms 22:20 Ps 37:14 ↩
53. Psalms 22:20 Ps 35:17 ↩
54. Psalms 22:20 Lit paw ↩
55. Psalms 22:21 Ps 22:13 ↩
56. Psalms 22:21 Ps 22:12 ↩
57. Psalms 22:21 Ps 34:4; 118:5; 120:1 ↩

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