The Psalm of the Cross (Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30)
2 UEB My God, I cry out in the daytime, but you do not answer, and at night I am not silent! BSB BSB: I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
3 UEB Yet you are holy; you sit as king with the praises of Israel. BSB BSB: Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 UEB Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted in you, and you rescued them. BSB BSB: In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 UEB They cried to you and they were rescued. They trusted in you and were not disappointed. BSB BSB: They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 UEB But I am a worm and not a man, a disgrace to humanity and despised by the people. BSB BSB: But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 UEB All those who see me taunt me; they mock me; they shake their heads at me. BSB BSB: All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 UEB They say, "He trusts in Yahweh; let Yahweh rescue him. Let him rescue him, for he delights 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 UEB For you brought me from the womb; you made me trust you when I was on my mother's breasts. BSB BSB: Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 UEB I have been thrown on you from the womb; you are my God since I was in my mother's womb! BSB BSB: From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 UEB Do not be far away from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to help. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 UEB Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me. BSB BSB: Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 UEB They open their mouths wide against me like a roaring lion ripping its victim. BSB BSB: They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 UEB I am being poured out like water, and all my bones are dislocated. My heart is like wax; it melts away within my inner parts. 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 UEB My strength has dried up like a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have 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 UEB For dogs have surrounded me; a company of evildoers has encircled me; they have 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 UEB I can count all my bones. They look and stare at me. BSB BSB: I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 UEB They divide my garments among themselves, they cast lots for my clothes. BSB BSB: They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 UEB Do not be far away, Yahweh; please hurry to help me, my strength! BSB BSB: But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 UEB Rescue my soul from the sword, my only life from the claws of wild dogs. BSB BSB: Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21 UEB Save me from the lion's mouth; rescue me from the horns of the wild oxen. BSB BSB: Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 UEB I will declare your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you. BSB BSB: I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23 UEB You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! BSB BSB: You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
25 UEB My praise will be because of you in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before 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 UEB The oppressed will eat and be satisfied; those who seek Yahweh will praise him. May your hearts live forever. BSB BSB: The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
27 UEB All the peoples of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh; all the families of the nations will bow down before you. 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 UEB For the kingdom is Yahweh's; he is the ruler over the nations. BSB BSB: For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29 UEB All the prosperous people of the earth will feast and will worship; all those who are descending into the dust will bow before him, those who cannot preserve their own lives. 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 UEB A generation to come will serve him; they will tell the next generation of the Lord. BSB BSB: Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 UEB They will come and tell of his righteousness; they will tell to a people not yet born what he has done! BSB BSB: They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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