1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?u

Why are you so far from my deliverancev

and from my words of groaning?w

2 My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,

by night, yet I have no rest.x

3 But you are holy,

enthroned on the praises of Israel.y

4 Our ancestors trusted in you;

they trusted, and you rescued them.z

5 They cried to you and were set free;

they trusted in you and were not disgraced.aa

6 But I am a worm and not a man,ab

scorned by mankind and despised by people.ac

7 Everyone who sees me mocks me;

they sneerD and shake their heads:ad

8 “He relies onE the Lord;

let him save him;

let the LordF rescue him,

since he takes pleasure in him.”ae

9 It was you who brought me out of the womb,

making me secure at my mother’s breast.af

10 I was given over to you at birth;G

you have been my God from my mother’s womb.ag

11 Don’t be far from me, because distress is near

and there’s no one to help.ah

12 Many bulls surround me;

strong ones of Bashan encircle me.a

13 They open their mouths against me—

lions, mauling and roaring.b

14 I am poured out like water,c

and all my bones are disjointed;d

my heart is like wax,

melting within me.e

15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;f

my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.g

You put me into the dust of death.h

16 For dogs have surrounded me;i

a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;

they piercedA my hands and my feet.j

17 I can count all my bones;

peopleB look and stare at me.k

18 They divided my garments among themselves,

and they cast lots for my clothing.l