[1] To the choirmaster: according to The Hind of the Dawn. A Psalm of
David. [2] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far
from helping me, from the words of my groaning? [3] O my God, I cry by day,
but thou dost not answer; and by night, but find no rest. [4] Yet thou art
holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. [5] In thee our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. [6] To thee they cried, and were
saved; in thee they trusted, and were not disappointed. [7] But I am a
worm, and no man; scorned by men, and despised by the people. [8] All who
see me mock at me, they make mouths at me, they wag their heads; [9] "He
committed his cause to the LORD; let him deliver him, let him rescue him,
for he delights in him!" [10] Yet thou art he who took me from the womb;
thou didst keep me safe upon my mother's breasts. [11] Upon thee was I cast
from my birth, and since my mother bore me thou hast been my God. [12] Be
not far from me, for trouble is near and there is none to help. [13] Many
bulls encompass me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me; [14] they open wide
their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion. [15] I am poured out
like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is
melted within my breast; [16] my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and
my tongue cleaves to my jaws; thou dost lay me in the dust of death. [17]
Yea, dogs are round about me; a company of evildoers encircle me; they have
pierced my hands and feet-- [18] I can count all my bones-- they stare and
gloat over me; [19] they divide my garments among them, and for my raiment
they cast lots. [20] But thou, O LORD, be not far off! O thou my help,
hasten to my aid! [21] Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the
power of the dog! [22] Save me from the mouth of the lion, my afflicted
soul from the horns of the wild oxen! [23] I will tell of thy name to my
brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee: [24] You who
fear the LORD, praise him! all you sons of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in
awe of him, all you sons of Israel! [25] For he has not despised or
abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; and he has not hid his face from
him, but has heard, when he cried to him. [26] From thee comes my praise in
the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him. [27]
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise
the LORD! May your hearts live for ever! [28] All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations
shall worship before him. [29] For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he
rules over the nations. [30] Yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth
bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and he who
cannot keep himself alive. [31] Posterity shall serve him; men shall tell
of the Lord to the coming generation, [ (Psalms 22:32) and proclaim his
deliverance to a people yet unborn, that he has wrought it. ]