The Psalm of the Cross (Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30)
2 ULT My God, I call by day, but you do not answer, and{ in} the night, and there is no silence 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 ULT Yet you are holy, sitting{ in} the praises of Israel. BSB BSB: Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 ULT In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. BSB BSB: In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 ULT To you they cried and they were rescued. In you they trusted and they were not ashamed. BSB BSB: They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 ULT But I am a worm and not a man, a reproach of mankind 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 ULT All of the ones seeing me mock me; they open wide with the lip. They shake the head, BSB BSB: All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 ULT “Roll to Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since 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 ULT Yet you are the one pulling me out from the womb, making me trust upon 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 ULT Upon you I was cast from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you{ have been} my God. BSB BSB: From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 ULT You{ do} not be far away from me, for trouble is near, for{ there is} no one helping{ me}. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 ULT Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. BSB BSB: Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 ULT They open their mouths against me, a tearing and roaring lion. BSB BSB: They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 ULT I am poured out like water, and all of my bones are dislocated. My heart is like wax; it has melted 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 ULT My strength is dried up like a shard, and my tongue is being made to cling to my gums, and to the dust of death you lay me. 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 ULT For dogs have surrounded me; a company of ones doing evil have encircled me, like the lion, 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 ULT I can count all of my bones. They look{ and} they stare at me. BSB BSB: I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 ULT They divide my garments among them, and they cast lots for my clothing. BSB BSB: They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 ULT But you, Yahweh,{ do} not be far away. My strength, hurry to help me. BSB BSB: But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 ULT Deliver my life from the sword, 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 ULT Save me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of wild oxen, answer me. BSB BSB: Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 ULT 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 ULT You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All of the seed of Jacob, honor him, and be terrified from him, all of 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 ULT From with you my praise 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 ULT The poor will eat and be satisfied. The ones seeking Yahweh will praise. May your heart 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 ULT All of the ends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh, and all of the families of the nations will bow down to your face. 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 ULT For to Yahweh the kingdom, and he is ruling over the nations. BSB BSB: For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
29 ULT All of the fat of the earth will eat and will bow down; to his face will kneel all of the ones going down to the dust, even his self he kept not alive. 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 ULT Seed will serve him; it will be told of the Lord to the generation. BSB BSB: Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 ULT They will come and will declare his righteousness to a people who will be born, that he has 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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