Psalm 22:1–18

¹My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? ^b

Why are You so far from my deliverance ^c

and from my words of groaning? ^de

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

by night, yet I have no rest. ^f

³But You are holy,

enthroned on the praises of Israel. ^g

⁴Our fathers trusted in You;

they trusted, and You rescued them. ^h

⁵They cried to You and were set free;

they trusted in You and were not disgraced. ⁱ

⁶But I am a worm and not a man, ^j

scorned by men and despised by people. ^k

⁷Everyone who sees me mocks me;

they sneer ^land shake their heads: ^m

⁸“He relies on ⁿthe Lord;

let Him rescue him;

let the Lord ^odeliver him,

since He takes pleasure in him.” ^p

⁹You took me from the womb,

making me secure while at my mother’s breast. ^q

¹⁰I was given over to You at birth; ^r

You have been my God from my mother’s womb. ^s

¹¹Do not be far from me, because distress is near

and there is no one to help. ^t

¹²Many bulls surround me;

strong ones of Bashan encircle me. ^u

¹³They open their mouths against me—

lions, mauling and roaring. ^v

¹⁴I am poured out like water, ^w

and all my bones are disjointed; ^x

my heart is like wax,

melting within me. ^y

¹⁵My strength is dried up like baked clay; ^z

my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. ^a

You put me into the dust of death. ^b

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded me; ^c

a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;

they pierced ^dmy hands and my feet. ^e

¹⁷I can count all my bones;

people ^flook and stare at me. ^g

¹⁸They divided my garments among themselves,

and they cast lots for my clothing. ^h