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

1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?*22.1 Aijeleth…: or, the hind of the morning*22.1 helping…: Heb. my salvation

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.*22.2 am…: Heb. there is no silence to me

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,*22.7 shoot…: Heb. open

8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.*22.8 He trusted…: Heb. He rolled himself on*22.8 seeing…: or, if he delight in

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.*22.9 didst…: or, kept me in safety

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.*22.11 none…: Heb. not a helper

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.*22.13 gaped…: Heb. opened their mouths against me

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.*22.14 out of…: or, sundered

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.*22.20 my darling: Heb. my only one*22.20 power: Heb. hand

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.

大卫的诗，交给诗班长，调用"黎明的鹿"。 1 我的　神！我的　神！你为甚么离弃我？

为甚么远离不救我，不听我呻吟的话呢？

2 我的　神啊！我日间呼求，你不应允；

在晚上我还是不停止。

3 但你是圣洁的，

是用以色列的赞美为宝座的。

4 我们的列祖倚靠你，

他们倚靠你，你就救他们。

5 他们向你哀求，就得拯救；

他们倚靠你，就不失望。

6 但我是虫，不是人，

是世上所羞辱的，也是众人所藐视的。

7 看见我的，都嘲笑我；

他们撇着嘴，摇着头，说：

8 "他既然把自己交托耶和华，

就让耶和华搭救他吧！

耶和华既然喜悦他，就让耶和华拯救他吧！"

9 然而，是你使我从母腹中出来的；

我在母亲的怀里，你就使我有倚靠的心。

10 我自出母胎，就被交托给你；

我一出母腹，你就是我的　神。

11 求你不要远离我，因为灾难临近了，

却没有人帮助我。

12 有许多公牛围着我，

巴珊强壮的公牛困住了我。

13 他们向我大大地张嘴，

像抓撕吼叫的狮子。

14 我好象水被倾倒出去，

我全身的骨头都散脱了，

我的心在我里面像蜡融化。

15 我的精力像瓦片一样枯干，

我的舌头紧黏着上颚，

你把我放在死亡的尘土中。

16 犬类围着我，

恶党环绕我，

他们扎了*按照《马索拉文本》，"他们扎了"作"像狮子"；现参照《七十士译本》等古译本翻译我的手我的脚。

17 我能数算我全身的骨头，

他们却瞪着眼看我。

18 他们彼此分了我的外衣，

又为我的内衣抽签。

19 至于你，耶和华啊！求你不要远离我；

我的力量啊！求你快来帮助我。

20 求你搭救我的性命脱离刀剑，

搭救我的生命脱离恶狗的爪。

21 求你拯救我脱离狮子的口，

拯救我脱离野牛的角。

你已经应允了我。

22 我要向我的兄弟宣扬你的名，

我要在聚会中赞美你。

23 敬畏耶和华的人哪！你们要赞美他；

雅各所有的后裔啊！你们都要尊敬他；

以色列所有的后裔啊！你们都要惧怕他。

24 因为他不轻看，不厌恶受苦的人的痛苦，也没有掩面不顾他；

受苦的人呼求的时候，他就垂听。

25 在大会中，我赞美你的话是从你而来的；

在敬畏耶和华的人面前，我要还我的愿。

26 受苦的人必吃得饱足，

寻求耶和华的人必赞美他，

愿你们的心永远活着！

27 地的四极，都要记念耶和华，并且归向他。

列国的万族，都要在他*"他"有古抄本作"你"面前敬拜。

28 因为国度是属于耶和华的，

他是掌管万国的。

29 地上所有富足的人，都必吃喝、敬拜；

所有下到尘土中，不再存活的人，

都在他面前屈身下拜。

30 必有后裔服事他，

必有人把主的事向后代述说。

31 他们要把他的公义传给以后出生的民，

说明这是他所作的。