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?

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

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,

8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1 +2 \22:1\To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?3 \22:2\O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.4 \22:3\But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.5 \22:4\Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.6 \22:5\They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.7 \22:6\But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.8 \22:7\All they that see me deride me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,9 \22:8\He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.10 \22:9\But thou art he that brought me forth into life: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.11 \22:10\I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou art my God from the time I was born.12 \22:11\Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.13 \22:12\Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.14 \22:13\They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.15 \22:14\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.16 \22:15\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.17 \22:16\For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.18 \22:17\I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me.19 \22:18\They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.20 \22:19\But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.21 \22:20\Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.22 \22:21\Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.23 \22:22\I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.24 \22:23\Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.25 \22:24\For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.26 \22:25\My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.27 \22:26\The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.28 \22:27\All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.29 \22:28\For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.30 \22:29\All they that are 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.31 \22:30\A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.32 \22:31\They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.