The Psalm of the Cross (Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30)
2 DBY My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest 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 DBY And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel. BSB BSB: Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 DBY Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them. BSB BSB: In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 DBY They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded. BSB BSB: They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 DBY But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people. BSB BSB: But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 DBY All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying: BSB BSB: All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 DBY Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him! BSB BSB: “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
9 DBY But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts. BSB BSB: Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 DBY I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother's belly. BSB BSB: From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 DBY Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 DBY Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round. BSB BSB: Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 DBY They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion. BSB BSB: They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 DBY I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 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 DBY My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in 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 DBY For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet. BSB BSB: For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17 DBY I may count all my bones. They look, they stare upon me; BSB BSB: I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 DBY They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. BSB BSB: They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 DBY But thou, Jehovah, be not far from me ; O my strength, haste thee to help me. BSB BSB: But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 DBY Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog; BSB BSB: Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21 DBY Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me. BSB BSB: Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 DBY I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. BSB BSB: I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23 DBY Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel. BSB BSB: You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
25 DBY My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him. BSB BSB: My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
26 DBY The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. BSB BSB: The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
27 DBY All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee: 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 DBY For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations. BSB BSB: For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29 DBY All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul. 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 DBY A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. BSB BSB: Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 DBY They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it . BSB BSB: They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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