Psalms 22

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.

1My GodH410, my GodH410, why hast thou forsakenH5800 me? why art thou so farH7350 from helpingH3444 me, and from the wordsH1697 of my roaringH7581?12 2O my GodH430, I cryH7121 in the daytimeH3119, but thou hearestH6030 not; and in the night seasonH3915, and am not silentH1747.3 3But thou art holyH6918, O thou that inhabitestH3427 the praisesH8416 of IsraelH3478. 4Our fathersH1 trustedH982 in thee: they trustedH982, and thou didst deliverH6403 them. 5They criedH2199 to 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 by the peopleH5971. 7All they that seeH7200 me mock meH3932: they shoot outH6358 the lipH8193, they shakeH5128 the headH7218, saying,4 8He trustedH1556 on the LORDH3068 that he would deliverH6403 him: let him deliverH5337 him, seeing he delightedH2654 in him.56 9But thou art he that broughtH1518 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 my birthH7358: thou art my GodH410 from my mother’sH517 wombH990.

11Be not farH7368 from me; for troubleH6869 is nearH7138; for there is none to helpH5826.8 12ManyH7227 bullsH6499 have surroundedH5437 me: strongH47 bulls of BashanH1316 have beset me all 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 within meH8432H4578.10 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 surroundedH5437 me: the assemblyH5712 of the wickedH7489 have inclosedH5362 me: they piercedH3738H738 my handsH3027 and my feetH7272. 17I may numberH5608 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 LORDH3068: 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 to my brethrenH251: in the midstH8432 of the congregationH6951 will I praiseH1984 thee. 23Ye that fearH3373 the LORDH3068, 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 to 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 the LORDH3068 that seekH1875 him: your heartH3824 shall liveH2421 for everH5703. 27All the endsH657 of the worldH776 shall rememberH2142 and turnH7725 to the LORDH3068: and all the kindredsH4940 of the nationsH1471 shall worshipH7812 beforeH6440 thee. 28For the kingdomH4410 is the LORD’SH3068: and he is the governorH4910 among the nationsH1471. 29All the prosperousH1879 of the 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 to a peopleH5971 that shall be bornH3205, that he hath doneH6213 this .