Psa 22 | NASB1995 | STEP | For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God , my God , why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning .

Psalms 22

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the choir director; upon ^{▼▼ Lit the hind of the morning}Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

1 ^bMy God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
^{▼▼ Or Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
,} ^dFar from my deliverance are the words of my ^{▼▼ Lit roaring
,} ^fgroaning.
2 O my God, I ^gcry by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but ^{▼▼ Lit there is no silence for me}I have no rest.
3 Yet ⁱYou are holy,
O You who ^{▼▼ Or inhabit the praises}are enthroned upon ^kthe praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers ^ltrusted;
They trusted and You ^mdelivered them.
5 To You they cried out and were delivered;
ⁿIn You they trusted and were not ^{▼▼ Or ashamed}disappointed.

6 But I am a ^pworm and not a man,
A ^qreproach of men and ^rdespised by the people.
7 All who see me ^{▼▼ Or mock me
,} ^tsneer at me;
They ^{▼▼ I.e. make mouths at me}separate with the lip, they ^vwag the head, saying,
8 ^{▼▼ Lit Roll; another reading is He committed himself}“Commit yourself to the Lord; ^xlet Him deliver him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

9 Yet You are He who ^ybrought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
10 Upon You I was cast ^zfrom ^{▼▼ Lit a womb}birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 ^abBe not far from me, for ^{▼▼ Or distress}trouble is near;
For there is ^adnone to help.
12 Many ^aebulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of ^afBashan have encircled me.
13 They ^agopen wide their mouth at me,
As a ravening and a roaring ^ahlion.
14 I am ^aipoured out like water,
And all my ^ajbones are out of joint;
My ^akheart is like wax;
It is melted within ^{▼▼ Lit my inward parts}me.
15 My ^amstrength is dried up like a potsherd,
And ^anmy tongue cleaves to my jaws;
And You ^aolay me ^{▼▼ Lit to}in the dust of death.
16 For ^aqdogs have surrounded me;
^{▼▼ Or An assembly}A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
^{▼▼ Another reading is Like a lion, my...}They ^atpierced my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones.
^auThey look, they stare at me;
18 They ^avdivide my garments among them,
And for my clothing they cast lots.

19 But You, O Lord, ^awbe not far off;
O You my help, ^axhasten to my assistance.
20 Deliver my ^{▼▼ Or life}soul from ^azthe sword,
My ^baonly life from the ^{▼▼ Lit paw}power of the dog.
21 Save me from the ^bclion’s mouth;
From the horns of the ^bdwild oxen You ^beanswer me.

22 I will ^bftell of Your name to my brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 ^bgYou who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of Jacob, ^biglorify Him,
And ^bjstand in awe of Him, all you ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of Israel.
24 For He has ^blnot despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He ^bmhidden His face from him;
But ^bnwhen he cried to Him for help, He heard.

25 From You comes ^bomy praise in the great assembly;
I shall ^bppay my vows before those who fear Him.
26 The ^{▼▼ Or poor}afflicted will eat and ^brbe satisfied;
Those who seek Him will ^bspraise the Lord.
Let your ^btheart live forever!
27 All the ^buends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the ^bvfamilies of the nations will worship before ^{▼▼ Some versions read Him}You.
28 For the ^bxkingdom is the Lord’s
And He ^byrules over the nations.
29 All the ^{▼▼ Lit fat ones
,} ^caprosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who ^cbgo down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who ^{▼▼ Or did not
,} ^cdcannot keep his soul alive.
30 ^{▼▼ Lit A seed
,} ^cfPosterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to ^cgthe coming generation.
31 They will come and ^chwill declare His righteousness
To a people ^ciwho will be born, that He has performed it.

Psalms 22

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the choir director; upon ▼▼ Lit the hind of the morningAijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

For the choir director; upon ^{▼▼ Lit the hind of the morning}Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.