22:1 To the choirmaster: according to The Hind of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
22:1 To the leader: according to The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

22:2 O my God, I cry by day, but thou dost not answer; and by night, but find no rest.
22:2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest.

22:3 Yet thou art holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
22:3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

22:4 In thee our fathers trusted; they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
22:4 In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.

22:5 To thee they cried, and were saved; in thee they trusted, and were not disappointed.
22:5 To you they cried, and were saved; in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.

22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; scorned by men, and despised by the people.
22:6 But I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people.

22:7 All who see me mock at me, they make mouths at me, they wag their heads;
22:7 All who see me mock at me; they make mouths at me, they shake their heads;

22:8 "He committed his cause to the LORD; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"
22:8 "Commit your cause to the LORD; let him deliver--let him rescue the one in whom he delights!"

22:9 Yet thou art he who took me from the womb; thou didst keep me safe upon my mother's breasts.
22:9 Yet it was you who took me from the womb; you kept me safe on my mother's breast.

22:10 Upon thee was I cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me thou hast been my God.
22:10 On you I was cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me you have been my God.

22:11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is none to help.
22:11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

22:12 Many bulls encompass me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
22:12 Many bulls encircle me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me;

22:13 they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
22:13 they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.

22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my breast;
22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast;

22:15 my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; thou dost lay me in the dust of death.
22:15 my mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.

22:16 Yea, dogs are round about me; a company of evildoers encircle me; they have pierced my hands and feet --
22:16 For dogs are all around me; a company of evildoers encircles me. My hands and feet have shriveled;

22:17 I can count all my bones -- they stare and gloat over me;
22:17 I can count all my bones. They stare and gloat over me;

22:18 they divide my garments among them, and for my raiment they cast lots.
22:18 they divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.

22:19 But thou, O LORD, be not far off! O thou my help, hasten to my aid!
22:19 But you, O LORD, do not be far away! O my help, come quickly to my aid!

22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!
22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!

22:21 Save me from the mouth of the lion, my afflicted soul from the horns of the wild oxen!
22:21 Save me from the mouth of the lion! From the horns of the wild oxen you have rescued me.

22:22 I will tell of thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee:
22:22 I will tell of your name to my brothers and sisters; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:

22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise him! all you sons of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you sons of Israel!
22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him; stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

22:24 For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; and he has not hid his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him.
22:24 For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him.

22:25 From thee comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
22:25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.

22:26 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live for ever!
22:26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever!

22:27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.
22:27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.

22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.

22:29 Yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and he who cannot keep himself alive.
22:29 To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him.

22:30 Posterity shall serve him; men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation,
22:30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord,

22:31 and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, that he has wrought it.
22:31 and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.