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? 
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? 

22:2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 
22:2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 

22:3 But thou {art} holy, {O thou} that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 
22:3 But thou {art} holy, {O thou} that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 

22:4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 
22:4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 

22:5 They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 
22:5 They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 

22:6 But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. 
22:6 But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. 

22:7 All they that see me deride me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, {saying}, 
22:7 All they that see me mock me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, {saying}, 

22:8 He trusted on the LORD {that} he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 
22:8 He trusted on the LORD {that} he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 

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. 
22:9 But thou {art} he that brought me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope {when I was} upon my mother's breasts. 

22:10 I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou {art} my God from the time I was born. 
22:10 I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou {art} my God from my mother's womb. 

22:11 Be not far from me; for trouble {is} near; for {there is} none to help. 
22:11 Be not far from me; for trouble {is} near; for {there is} none to help. 

22:12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong {bulls} of Bashan have beset me round. 
22:12 Many bulls have surrounded me: strong {bulls} of Bashan have beset me {all} round. 

22:13 They gaped upon me {with} their mouths, {as} a ravening and a roaring lion. 
22:13 They gaped upon me {with} their mouths, {as} a ravening and a 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 in the midst of my bowels. 
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 me. 

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. 
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. 

22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 
22:16 For dogs have surrounded me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 

22:17 I may number all my bones: they look {and} stare upon me. 
22:17 I may number all my bones: they look {and} stare upon me. 

22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 
22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 

22:19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 
22:19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 

22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 
22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 

22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 
22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 

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

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. 
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. 

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. 
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. 

22:25 My praise {shall be} of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 
22:25 My praise {shall be} of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 

22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. 
22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. 

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. 
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. 

22:28 For the kingdom {is} the LORD'S: and he {is} the governor among the nations. 
22:28 For the kingdom {is} the LORD'S: and he {is} the governor among the nations. 

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. 
22:29 All the prosperous of the 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. 

22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the LORD for a generation. 
22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 

22:31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he hath done {this}. 
22:31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he hath done {this}.