Psalm 22 (YLT) · Opened

1To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' — A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

2My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

3And Thou art holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel.Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

5Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

6And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

7All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

8'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

9For thou art He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

10On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou art my God.From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

11Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

12Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

13They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

14As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

15Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.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.

16And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

17I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

18They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

19And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

20Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

21Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

22I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

23Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

24For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

25Of Thee my praise is in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

26The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

27Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

28For to Jehovah is the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

29And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.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.

30A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

31They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.

Psalm 22

The Psalm of the Cross