Psa 22 | NASB2020 | STEP | For the music director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God , my God , why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning .

Psalms 22

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

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

1 ^bMy God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
^cFar from my ^{▼▼Or deliverance}help are the words of my ^{▼▼Lit screaming
,} ^fgroaning.
2 My God, I ^gcry out 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,
You who ^{▼▼Or inhabit the praises}are enthroned upon ^kthe praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers ^ltrusted;
They trusted and You ^mrescued them.
5 To You they cried out and they fled to safety;
ⁿIn You they trusted and were not ^{▼▼Or ashamed}disappointed.

6 But I am a ^pworm and not a person,
A ^qdisgrace of mankind and ^rdespised by the people.
7 All who see me ^sderide me;
They ^{▼▼Lit open with the lip}sneer, they ^ushake their heads, saying,
8 “ ^{▼▼Lit Roll...away to}Turn ^{▼▼Or it}him over to the Lord; ^xlet Him save 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 I was cast upon You ^zfrom ^{▼▼Lit a womb}birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 ^abDo not be far from me, for ^{▼▼Or distress}trouble is near;
For there is ^adno one to help.
12 Many ^aebulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of ^afBashan have encircled me.
13 They ^agopen their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and 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 piece of pottery,
And ^anmy tongue clings 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 they cast lots for my clothing.

19 But You, Lord, ^awdo not be far away;
You who are my help, ^axhurry to my assistance.
20 Save 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 ^bfproclaim Your name to my brothers;
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 scorned the suffering 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.
May 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 ancient versions 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 kneel before Him,
Even he who ^{▼▼Or did not
,} ^cdcannot keep his soul alive.
30 A ^{▼▼Lit 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 music director; upon ▼▼Lit the doe of the morningAijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

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