Psalm 22 My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving
me from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you
do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on
the praises of Israel. In you our fathers trusted, they
trusted and you delivered them. To you they cried and were rescued,
in you they trusted and were not put to shame. But I am a
worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. All who see me mock me. They make mouths at me. They wag their heads. He trusts
in the Lord. Let him deliver him. Let him
rescue him. For he delights in him. Yet you are he who took me from
the womb. You made me trust You at my mother's
breasts. On You was I cast from my birth,
And from my mother's womb You have been my God. Be not far
from me, for trouble is near, And there is none to help. Many
bulls encompass me, Strong bowls of Bashan surround me. They open
wide their mouths at me like a ravening and roaring lion. 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. My strength is dried up like
a potsherd, And my tongue sticks to my jaws, You lay me in the
dust of death. For dogs encompass me, A company
of evildoers encircles me, They have pierced my hands and feet,
I can count all my bones, they stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among
them, and for my clothing they cast lots. But you, O Lord, do
not be far off. O you, my help, come quickly
to my aid. Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog. Save me from the
mouth of the lion. You have rescued me from the
horns of the wild oxen. I will tell of your name to my
brothers. In the midst of the congregation,
I will praise you. You who fear the LORD, praise
Him. All you offspring of Jacob, glorify
Him, and stand in awe of Him, all you offspring of Israel. For He has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted. And He has not hidden His face
from him, but has heard when he cried to Him. From You comes
my praise in the great congregation. My vows I will perform before
those who fear Him. The afflicted shall eat and be
satisfied. Those who seek Him shall praise
the Lord. May your hearts live forever. All the ends of the earth shall
remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD,
and He rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the earth
eat and worship, Before Him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive. Posterity shall
serve Him. It shall be told of the Lord
to the coming generation. They shall come and proclaim
His righteousness to a people yet unborn, that He has done
it. you