Psalm 22

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

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

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

3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot…: Heb. openshoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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

9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst…: or, kept me in safetydidst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none…: Heb. not a helpernone to help.

12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

13They gaped…: Heb. opened their mouths against megaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of…: or, sunderedout of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

19But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling: Heb. my only onemy darling from the power: Heb. handpower of the dog.

21Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

23Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

24For he hathhas not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hathhas he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

28For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

29All 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.

30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hathhas done this.