Psalms 22

1For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me:why have you forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
2O my God, I will cry to you by day, but you will not hear: and by night, andit shall notbe accounted for folly to me.
3But you, the praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.
4Our fathers hoped in you; they hoped, and you did deliver them.
5They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed.
6But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
7All that saw me mocked me: they spoke withtheir lips, they shook the head,saying,
8He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasurein him.
9For you are he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
10I was cast on you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.
11Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
12Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
13They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midstof my belly is become like melting wax.
15My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat;and you have brought me down to the dust of death.
16For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset meround: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
18They parted my garmentsamong themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
19But you, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
20Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion's mouth; andregard my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
22I will declare your name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I singpraise to you.
23You⌃ that fear the Lord, praise him; all you⌃ seed of Jacob, glorify him: letall the seed of Israel fear him.
24For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turnedaway his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.
25My praise is of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before themthat fear him.
26The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seekhim: their heart shall live for ever.
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindredof the nations shall worship before him.
28For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
29All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to theearth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
30And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported tothe Lord.
31And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whomthe Lord has made.
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