Psalm 22:1–31

¹My ^aGod, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

Why are You so far from helping Me,

And from the words of My groaning?

²O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;

And in the night season, and am not silent.

³But You are holy,

Enthroned in the ^bpraises of Israel.

⁴Our fathers trusted in You;

They trusted, and You delivered them.

⁵They cried to You, and were delivered;

^cThey trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

⁶But I am ^da worm, and no man;

^eA reproach of men, and despised by the people.

^7fAll those who see Me ridicule Me;

They ²shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

⁸“He ^g3trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;

^hLet Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

⁹ⁱBut You are He who took Me out of the womb;

You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.

¹⁰I was cast upon You from birth.

From My mother’s womb

^jYou have been My God.

¹¹Be not far from Me,

For trouble is near;

For there is none to help.

^12kMany bulls have surrounded Me;

Strong bulls of ^lBashan have encircled Me.

^13mThey ⁴gape at Me with their mouths,

Like a raging and roaring lion.

¹⁴I am poured out like water,

ⁿAnd all My bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It has melted ⁵within Me.

^15oMy strength is dried up like a potsherd,

And ^pMy tongue clings to My jaws;

You have brought Me to the dust of death.

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded Me;

The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.

^qThey ⁶pierced My hands and My feet;

¹⁷I can count all My bones.

^rThey look and stare at Me.

^18sThey divide My garments among them,

And for My clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;

O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

²⁰Deliver Me from the sword,

^tMy ⁷precious life from the power of the dog.

^21uSave Me from the lion’s mouth

And from the horns of the wild oxen!

^vYou have answered Me.

^22wI will declare Your name to ^xMy brethren;

In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

^23yYou who fear the Lord, praise Him!

All you ⁸descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,

And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

²⁴For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

Nor has He hidden His face from Him;

But ^zwhen He cried to Him, He heard.

^25aMy praise shall be of You in the great assembly;

^bI will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

²⁶The poor shall eat and be satisfied;

Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.

Let your heart live forever!

²⁷All the ends of the world

Shall remember and turn to the Lord,

And all the families of the ⁹nations

Shall worship before ¹You.

^28cFor the kingdom is the Lord’s,

And He rules over the nations.

^29dAll the prosperous of the earth

Shall eat and worship;

^eAll those who go down to ²the dust

Shall bow before Him,

Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

³⁰A posterity shall serve Him.

It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

³¹They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,

That He has done this.