Psalms 22

1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?

2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer; by night, but I find no rest.

3But you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them.

5They cried out to you and were saved; they trusted in you and were not put to shame.

6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by people.

7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads, saying:

8He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let the LORD deliver him, since the LORD delights in him.

9But you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.

10From birth I was cast on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.

11Do not be far from me, because trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

13They open their mouths wide against me, like a roaring, tearing lion.

14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it melts within me.

15My strength is dried up like a piece of broken pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

16Dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers closes in on me, piercing my hands and my feet.

17I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.

18They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.

20Rescue me from the sword, my precious life from the power of dogs.

21Save me from the mouth of the lion; you have rescued me from the horns of wild oxen.

22I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.

23You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! Revere Him, all you descendants of Israel!

24Because the LORD has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; He has not hidden His face from him, but has listened to his cry for help.

25My praise for you comes from the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear Him.

26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him — may your hearts live forever!

27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him,

28Because dominion belongs to the LORD, and He rules over the nations.

29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him — those who cannot keep themselves alive.

30Future generations will serve Him; they will tell about the LORD to those yet to be born.

31They will proclaim His righteousness to a people not yet born, saying: The LORD has done this.