The Psalm of the Cross (Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30)
2 CPDV My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me. BSB BSB: I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
3 CPDV But you dwell in holiness, O Praise of Israel. BSB BSB: Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 CPDV In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them. BSB BSB: In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 CPDV They cried out to you, and they were saved. In you, they hoped and were not confounded. BSB BSB: They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 CPDV But I am a worm and not a man: a disgrace among men, and an outcast of the people. BSB BSB: But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 CPDV All those who saw me have derided me. They have spoken with the lips and shook the head. BSB BSB: All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 CPDV He has hoped in the Lord, let him rescue him. Let him save him because he chooses him. BSB BSB: “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
9 CPDV For you are the one who has drawn me out of the womb, my hope from the breasts of my mother. BSB BSB: Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 CPDV I have been thrown upon you from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you are my God. BSB BSB: From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 CPDV Do not depart from me. For tribulation is near, since there is no one who may help me. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 CPDV Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me. BSB BSB: Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 CPDV They have opened their mouths over me, just like a lion seizing and roaring. BSB BSB: They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 CPDV And so, I have been poured out like water, and all my bones have been scattered. My heart has become like wax, melting in the midst of my chest. BSB BSB: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15 CPDV My strength has dried up like clay, and my tongue has adhered to my jaws. And you have pulled me down, into the dust of death. BSB BSB: My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
16 CPDV For many dogs have surrounded me. The council of the malicious has besieged me. They have pierced my hands and feet. BSB BSB: For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17 CPDV They have numbered all my bones. And they have examined me and stared at me. BSB BSB: I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 CPDV They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment, they cast lots. BSB BSB: They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 CPDV But you, O Lord, do not take your help far from me; be attentive to my defense. BSB BSB: But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 CPDV O God, rescue my soul from the spear, and my only one from the hand of the dog. BSB BSB: Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21 CPDV Save me from the mouth of the lion, and my humility from the horns of the single-horned beast. BSB BSB: Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 CPDV I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the Church, I will praise you. BSB BSB: I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23 CPDV You who fear the Lord, praise him. All the offspring of Jacob, glorify him. BSB BSB: You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
25 CPDV My praise is with you, within a great church. I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear him. BSB BSB: My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
26 CPDV The poor will eat and be satisfied, and those who yearn for the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will live forever and ever. BSB BSB: The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
27 CPDV All the ends of the earth will remember, and they will be converted to the Lord. And all the families of the Gentiles will adore in his sight. BSB BSB: All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
28 CPDV For the kingdom belongs to the Lord, and he will have dominion over the Gentiles. BSB BSB: For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29 CPDV All the fat of the earth have gnashed their teeth, and they have adored. In his sight, they will fall down, all those who descend to the ground. BSB BSB: All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.
30 CPDV And my soul will live for him, and my offspring will serve him. BSB BSB: Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 CPDV There will be announced for the Lord a future generation, and the heavens will announce his justice to a people who will be born, whom the Lord has made. BSB BSB: They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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