Psalms 22

¹Psalms 22:1. 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?²Psalms 22:2. I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.³Psalms 22:3. Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.⁴Psalms 22:4. In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.⁵Psalms 22:5. They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.⁶Psalms 22:6. But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.⁷Psalms 22:7. All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:⁸Psalms 22:8. “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”⁹Psalms 22:9. Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.¹⁰Psalms 22:10. From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.¹¹Psalms 22:11. Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.¹²Psalms 22:12. Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.¹³Psalms 22:13. They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.¹⁴Psalms 22:14. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.¹⁵Psalms 22:15. 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.¹⁶Psalms 22:16. For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.¹⁷Psalms 22:17. I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.¹⁸Psalms 22:18. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.¹⁹Psalms 22:19. But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.²⁰Psalms 22:20. Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.²¹Psalms 22:21. Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!²²Psalms 22:22. I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.²³Psalms 22:23. You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!²⁴Psalms 22:24. 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.²⁵Psalms 22:25. My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.²⁶Psalms 22:26. The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!²⁷Psalms 22:27. All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.²⁸Psalms 22:28. For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.²⁹Psalms 22:29. 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.³⁰Psalms 22:30. Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.³¹Psalms 22:31. They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.