Psalms 22

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.Aijeleth…: or, the hind of the morning.

1My GodH410, my GodH410, why hast thou forsakenH5800 me? why art thou so farH7350 from helpingH3444 me, and from the wordsH1697 of my roaringH7581?1

2O my GodH430, I cryH7121 in the daytimeH3119, but thou hearestH6030 not; and in the night seasonH3915, and am not silentH1747.2

3But thou art holyH6918, O thou that is enthroned inH3427 the praisesH8416 of IsraelH3478.3

4Our fathersH1 trustedH982 in thee: they trustedH982, and thou didst deliverH6403 them.

5They criedH2199 unto thee, and were deliveredH4422: they trustedH982 in thee, and were not confoundedH954.

6But I am a wormH8438, and no manH376; a reproachH2781 of menH120, and despisedH959 of the peopleH5971.

7All they that seeH7200 me laugh me to scornH3932: they shoot outH6358 the lipH8193, they shakeH5128 the headH7218, saying,4

8He trustedH1556 on YhwhH3068 that he would deliverH6403 him: let him deliverH5337 him, seeing he delightedH2654 in him.56

9But thou art he that tookH1518 me out of the wombH990: thou didst make me hopeH982 when I was upon my mother’sH517 breastsH7699.7

10I was castH7993 upon thee from the wombH7358: thou art my GodH410 from my mother’sH517 bellyH990.

11Be not farH7368 from me; for troubleH6869 is nearH7138; for there is none to helpH5826.8

12ManyH7227 bullsH6499 have compassedH5437 me: strongH47 bulls of BashanH1316 have beset me roundH3803.

13They gapedH6475 upon me with their mouthsH6310, as a raveningH2963 and a roaringH7580 lionH738.9

14I am poured outH8210 like waterH4325, and all my bonesH6106 are out of jointH6504: my heartH3820 is like waxH1749; it is meltedH4549 in the midstH8432 of my bowelsH4578.10

15My strengthH3581 is dried upH3001 like a potsherdH2789; and my tongueH3956 cleavethH1692 to my jawsH4455; and thou hast broughtH8239 me into the dustH6083 of deathH4194.

16For dogsH3611 have compassedH5437 me: the assemblyH5712 of the wickedH7489 have inclosedH5362 me: they piercedH738H3738 my handsH3027 and my feetH7272.

17I may tellH5608 all my bonesH6106: they lookH5027 and stareH7200 upon me.

18They partH2505 my garmentsH899 among them, and castH5307 lotsH1486 upon my vestureH3830.

19But be not thou farH7368 from me, O YhwhH3068: O my strengthH360, hasteH2363 thee to helpH5833 me.

20DeliverH5337 my soulH5315 from the swordH2719; my darlingH3173 from the powerH3027 of the dogH3611.1112

21SaveH3467 me from the lion’sH738 mouthH6310: for thou hast heardH6030 me from the hornsH7161 of the unicornsH7214.

22I will declareH5608 thy nameH8034 unto my brethrenH251: in the midstH8432 of the congregationH6951 will I praiseH1984 thee.

23Ye that fearH3373 YhwhH3068, praiseH1984 him; all ye the seedH2233 of JacobH3290, glorifyH3513 him; and fearH1481 him, all ye the seedH2233 of IsraelH3478.

24For he hath not despisedH959 nor abhorredH8262 the afflictionH6039 of the afflictedH6041; neither hath he hidH5641 his faceH6440 from him; but when he criedH7768 unto him, he heardH8085.

25My praiseH8416 shall be of thee in the greatH7227 congregationH6951: I will payH7999 my vowsH5088 before them that fearH3373 him.

26The meekH6035 shall eatH398 and be satisfiedH7646: they shall praiseH1984 YhwhH3068 that seekH1875 him: your heartH3824 shall liveH2421 for everH5703.

27All the endsH657 of the worldH776 shall rememberH2142 and turnH7725 unto YhwhH3068: and all the kindredsH4940 of the nationsH1471 shall worshipH7812 beforeH6440 thee.

28For the kingdomH4410 is Yhwh'sH3068: and he is the governorH4910 among the nationsH1471.

29All they that be fatH1879 upon earthH776 shall eatH398 and worshipH7812: all they that go downH3381 to the dustH6083 shall bowH3766 beforeH6440 him: and none can keep aliveH2421 his own soulH5315.

30A seedH2233 shall serveH5647 him; it shall be accountedH5608 to the LordH136 for a generationH1755.

31They shall comeH935, and shall declareH5046 his righteousnessH6666 unto a peopleH5971 that shall be bornH3205, that he hath doneH6213 this.