Psalm 22:1–18
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
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
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
peopleB look and stare at me.k
18 They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.l