Psalm 22:1 {For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.} My God,410 my God,410 why hast thou forsaken5800 me? Why{Or, Far from my help are the words of my groaning. Hebrew roaring.} art thou so far7350 from helping3444 me, and from the words1697 of my groaning?7581 cr 2 O my God,430 I cry7121 in the daytime,3119 but thou answerest6030 not; And in the night season,3915 and{Or, but find no rest} am not silent.1747 cr 3 But thou art holy,6918 O thou that inhabitest3427{Or, art enthroned upon} the praises8416 of Israel.3478 cr 4 Our fathers1 trusted982 in thee: They trusted,982 and thou didst deliver them.6403 cr 5 They cried2199 unto thee, and were delivered:4422 They trusted982 in thee, and were not put to shame.954 cr 6 But I am a worm,8438 and no man;376 A reproach2781 of men,120 and despised959 of the people.5971 cr 7 All they that see7200 me laugh me to scorn:3932 They shoot out6358 the lip,8193 they shake5128 the head, saying,7218 cr 8 Commit1556{Or, He trusted on Jehovah, that he would deliver him} thyself unto Jehovah;3068 let him deliver6403 him: Let him rescue6403 him, seeing he delighteth in him.2654 cr 9 But thou art he that took1518 me out of the womb;990 Thou didst make me trust982 when I was upon my mother's517 breasts.7699 cr 10 I was cast7993 upon thee from the womb;7358 Thou art my God410 since my mother517 bare me.990 cr 11 Be not far7368 from me; for trouble6869 is near;7138 For there is none to help.5826 cr 12 Many7227 bulls6499 have compassed5437 me; Strong47 bulls of Bashan1316 have beset me round.3803 cr 13 They gape6475 upon me with their mouth,6310 As a ravening2963 and a roaring7580 lion.738 cr 14 I am poured out8210 like water,4325 And all my bones6106 are out of joint:6504 My heart3820 is like wax;1749 It is melted4549 within8432 me.4578 cr 15 My strength3581 is dried up3001 like a potsherd;2789 And my tongue3956 cleaveth1692 to my jaws;4455 And thou hast brought8239 me into the dust6083 of death.4194 cr 16 For dogs3611 have compassed5437 me: A company5712 of evil-doers7489 have inclosed5362 me; They{So the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac. The Hebrew text as pointed reads, Like a lion, my etc.} pierced3738 my hands3027 and my feet.7272 cr 17 I may count5608 all my bones.6106 They look5027 and stare upon me;7200 cr 18 They part2505 my garments899 among them, And upon my vesture3830 do they cast5307 lots.1486 cr 19 But be not thou far7368 off, O Jehovah:3068 O thou my succor,360 haste2363 thee to help me.5833 cr 20 Deliver5337 my soul5315 from the sword,2719 My darling3173{Or, dear life. Hebrew only one.} from the power3027 of the dog.3611 cr 21 Save3467 me from the lion's738 mouth;6310 Yea, from the horns7161 of the wild-oxen7214 thou hast answered me.6030 cr 22 I will declare5608 thy name8034 unto my brethren:251 In the midst8432 of the assembly6951 will I praise thee.1984 cr 23 Ye that fear3373 Jehovah,3068 praise1984 him; All ye the seed2233 of Jacob,3290 glorify3513 him; And stand in awe1481 of him, all ye the seed2233 of Israel.3478 cr 24 For he hath not despised959 nor abhorred8262 the affliction6039 of the afflicted;6041 Neither hath he hid5641 his face6440 from him; But when he cried7768 unto him, he heard.8085 cr 25 Of thee cometh my praise8416 in the great7227 assembly:6951 I will pay7999 my vows5088 before them that fear him.3373 cr 26 The meek6035 shall eat398 and be satisfied;7646 They shall praise1984 Jehovah3068 that seek1875 after him: Let your heart3824 live2421 for ever.5703 cr 27 All the ends657 of the earth776 shall remember2142 and turn7725 unto Jehovah;3068 And all the kindreds4940 of the nations1471 shall worship7812 before thee.6440 cr 28 For the kingdom4410 is Jehovah's;3068 And he is the ruler4910 over the nations.1471 cr 29 All the fat1879 ones of the earth776 shall eat398 and worship:7812 All they that go down3381 to the dust6083 shall bow3766 before6440 him, Even he that cannot keep his soul5315 alive.2421 cr 30 A seed2233 shall serve5647 him; It shall be told5608{Or, counted unto the Lord for his generations} of the Lord136 unto the next generation.1755 cr 31 They shall come935 and shall declare5046 his righteousness6666 Unto a people5971 that shall be born,3205 that he hath done it.6213 cr