Psalms 22 — FBV

For the music director. To the tune “Doe of the Dawn.” A psalm of David.

22Verse 1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?
^{Verse 2}My God, every day I cry out to you, but you don't answer; at night too, but I get no rest.
^{Verse 3}Yet you are holy, and the praises of Israel are your throne.^{+
Verse 4}Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.
^{Verse 5}They cried out to you for help, and they were saved. They trusted in you and were not defeated.^{+
Verse 6}But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.
^{Verse 7}People who see me mock me. They laugh at me⁺and shake their heads, saying,
^{Verse 8}“He trusts in the Lord—well then, let the Lord save him! If the Lord is such a friend, then let the Lord rescue him!”
^{Verse 9}However, you brought me safely through birth, and led me to trust in you at my mother's breasts.
^{Verse 10}I was entrusted to you from birth; from the time I was born you have been my God.
^{Verse 11}Do not be distant from me, because trouble is close by and no one else can help.
^{Verse 12}Enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
^{Verse 13}Like roaring lions tearing at their prey they open their mouths wide against me.
^{Verse 14}I feel like I'm being poured out like water. I'm falling apart as if all my bones have become loose. My mind feels like it's wax melting inside me.
^{Verse 15}My strength has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.^{+
Verse 16}Evil men surround me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced⁺my hands and feet.
^{Verse 17}I'm so thin⁺I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.
^{Verse 18}They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice⁺for my clothes.
^{Verse 19}But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!
^{Verse 20}Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!
^{Verse 21}Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!
^{Verse 22}I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done;⁺I will praise you in the congregation.
^{Verse 23}Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant of Israel!
^{Verse 24}For he has not ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.
^{Verse 25}You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.
^{Verse 26}The poor shall eat, and they shall be satisfied. All who come to the Lord will praise him—may you all live forever!
^{Verse 27}Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.
^{Verse 28}For kingly power belongs to the Lord; he is the one who rules over the nations.
^{Verse 29}All who prosper come to feast and worship. Bow down before him, all those destined for the grave—for none can keep themselves alive.^{+
Verse 30}Our descendants will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.
^{Verse 31}They will come and tell those yet to be born how good the Lord is, and all that he has done!