Psalm 22:1–32:11

^1uMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Why are you so ^vfar from saving me, from the words of my ^wgroaning?

²O my God, I cry by ^xday, but you do not answer,

and by night, but I find no rest.

³Yet you are ^yholy,

^zenthroned on ^athe praises¹ of Israel.

⁴In you our fathers trusted;

they trusted, and you delivered them.

⁵To you they ^bcried and were rescued;

in you they ^ctrusted and were not put to shame.

⁶But I am ^da worm and not a man,

^escorned by mankind and ^fdespised by the people.

⁷All who see me ^gmock me;

they make mouths at me; they ^hwag their heads;

⁸ⁱ“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^jdeliver him;

let him rescue him, for he ^kdelights in him!”

⁹Yet you are he who ^ltook me from the womb;

you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.

¹⁰On you was I cast from my birth,

and from ^mmy mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹Be not ⁿfar from me,

for trouble is near,

and there is ^onone to help.

¹²Many bulls encompass me;

^pstrong bulls of ^qBashan surround me;

¹³they ^ropen wide their mouths at me,

like a ravening and roaring lion.

¹⁴I am ^spoured out like water,

and all my bones are ^tout of joint;

my ^uheart is like ^vwax;

it is melted within my breast;

¹⁵my strength is ^wdried up like a potsherd,

and my ^xtongue sticks to my jaws;

you lay me in the dust of death.

¹⁶For ^ydogs encompass me;

a company of evildoers ^zencircles me;

they have ^apierced my hands and feet²—

¹⁷I can count all my bones—

they ^bstare and gloat over me;

^18cthey divide my garments among them,

and for my clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹But you, O Lord, ⁿdo not be far off!

O you my help, ^dcome quickly to my aid!

²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword,

my precious life from the power of ^ethe dog!

²¹Save me from ^fthe mouth of the lion!

You have rescued³ me from the horns of ^gthe wild oxen!

^22hI will tell of your name to my ⁱbrothers;

in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:

²³You who ^jfear the Lord, praise him!

All you offspring of Jacob, ^kglorify him,

and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

²⁴For he has not despised or abhorred

the affliction of ^lthe afflicted,

and he has not ^mhidden his face from him,

but has heard, when he ⁿcried to him.

²⁵From you comes my praise in the great ^ocongregation;

my ^pvows I will ^qperform before those who fear him.

^26rThe afflicted⁴ shall ^seat and be satisfied;

those who seek him shall praise the Lord!

May your hearts ^tlive forever!

²⁷All ^uthe ends of the earth shall remember

and turn to the Lord,

and all ^vthe families of the nations

shall worship before you.

²⁸For ^wkingship belongs to the Lord,

and he rules over the nations.

²⁹All ^xthe prosperous of the earth eat and worship;

before him shall ^ybow all who go down to the dust,

even the one who could not ^zkeep himself alive.

³⁰Posterity shall serve him;

it shall be told of the Lord to the coming ^ageneration;

³¹they shall ^bcome and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet ^cunborn,

that he has done it.

The Lord Is My Shepherd

23A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my ^dshepherd; I shall not ^ewant.

²He makes me lie down in green ^fpastures.

He leads me beside still waters.¹

³He ^grestores my soul.

He ^hleads me in ⁱpaths of righteousness²

for his ^jname’s sake.

⁴Even though I ^kwalk through the valley of ^lthe shadow of death,³

I will ^mfear no evil,

for ⁿyou are with me;

your ^orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

⁵You ^pprepare a table before me

in ^qthe presence of my enemies;

you ^ranoint my head with oil;

my ^scup overflows.

⁶Surely⁴ goodness and mercy⁵ shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall ^tdwell⁶ in the house of the Lord

^uforever.⁷

The King of Glory

24A Psalm of David.

^1vThe earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,¹

the world and those who dwell therein,

²for he has ^wfounded it upon ^xthe seas

and established it upon the rivers.

^3yWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his ^zholy place?

^4aHe who has ^bclean hands and ^ca pure heart,

who does not ^dlift up his soul to ^ewhat is false

and does not swear deceitfully.

⁵He will receive ^fblessing from the Lord

and ^grighteousness from ^hthe God of his salvation.

⁶Such is ⁱthe generation of those who seek him,

who ^jseek the face of the God of Jacob.² Selah

^7kLift up your heads, O gates!

And be lifted up, O ancient doors,

that ^lthe King of glory may come in.

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, ^mmighty in battle!

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates!

And lift them up, O ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

¹⁰Who is this King of glory?

ⁿThe Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory! Selah

Teach Me Your Paths

25¹ Of David.

¹To you, O Lord, I ^olift up my soul.

²O my God, in you I ^ptrust;

^qlet me not be put to shame;

^rlet not my enemies exult over me.

³Indeed, ^snone who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are ^twantonly ^utreacherous.

^4vMake me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

⁵Lead me in your ^wtruth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

⁶Remember your ^xmercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

^yfor they have been from of old.

⁷Remember not ^zthe sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your ^asteadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

^8bGood and upright is the Lord;

therefore he ^cinstructs sinners in the way.

⁹He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are ^dsteadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹For your ^ename’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is ^fgreat.

¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord?

Him ^cwill he instruct in the way that he should choose.

¹³His soul shall ^gabide in well-being,

and his ^hoffspring ⁱshall inherit the land.

^14jThe friendship² of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

¹⁵My ^keyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will ^lpluck my feet out of the net.

^16mTurn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

¹⁸ⁿConsider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

²⁰Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

^oLet me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

^22pRedeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.

I Will Bless the Lord

26Of David.

^1qVindicate me, O Lord,

for I have ^rwalked in my integrity,

and I have ^strusted in the Lord without wavering.

^2tProve me, O Lord, and try me;

test my heart and ^umy mind.¹

³For your ^vsteadfast love is before my eyes,

and I ^wwalk in your ^vfaithfulness.

⁴I do not ^xsit with men of ^yfalsehood,

nor do I consort with hypocrites.

⁵I ^zhate the assembly of evildoers,

and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I ^awash my hands in innocence

and go around your altar, O Lord,

⁷proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,

and telling all your ^bwondrous deeds.

⁸O Lord, I ^clove the habitation of your house

and the place where your glory dwells.

^9dDo not sweep my soul away with sinners,

nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰in whose hands are evil devices,

and whose right hands are full of ^ebribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on ^flevel ground;

in ^gthe great assembly I will bless the Lord.

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

27Of David.

¹The Lord is my ^hlight and my ⁱsalvation;

^jwhom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold¹ of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

²When evildoers assail me

to ^keat up my flesh,

my adversaries and foes,

it is they who stumble and fall.

^3lThough an army encamp against me,

my heart shall not fear;

though war arise against me,

yet² I will be confident.

^4mOne thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after:

that I may ⁿdwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon ^othe beauty of the Lord

and to inquire³ in his temple.

⁵For he will ^phide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

he will ^qlift me high upon a rock.

⁶And now my ^rhead shall be lifted up

above my enemies all around me,

and I will offer in his tent

sacrifices with shouts of ^sjoy;

^tI will sing and make melody to the Lord.

^7uHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

be gracious to me and answer me!

⁸You have said, ^v“Seek⁴ my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”⁵

^9wHide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

^xO God of my salvation!

¹⁰For ^ymy father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will ^ztake me in.

^11aTeach me your way, O Lord,

and lead me on ^ba level path

because of my enemies.

^12cGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for ^dfalse witnesses have risen against me,

and they ^ebreathe out violence.

¹³I believe that I shall look⁶ upon ^fthe goodness of the Lord

in ^gthe land of the living!

^14hWait for the Lord;

ⁱbe strong, and let your heart take courage;

wait for the Lord!

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

28Of David.

¹To you, O Lord, I call;

^jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you ^kbe silent to me,

I become like those who ^lgo down to the pit.

^2mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I ⁿlift up my hands

^otoward your most holy sanctuary.¹

³Do not ^pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

^qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

^4rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

^srender them their due reward.

⁵Because they ^tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

⁶Blessed be the Lord!

For he has ^uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

⁷The Lord is my strength and ^vmy shield;

in him my heart ^wtrusts, and I am…