Psa 22 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; for the assistance of the early morning; a psalm to David. O God, my God, take heed to me! Why did you abandon me? [ 4 are far 5 from 6 my deliverance 1 The 2 words 3 of my transgressions].

Psalms 22

PSALM 22

The LORD is Our Hope

To the director; for the assistance of the early morning; a psalm to David.

1 O God, my God, take heed to me! Why did you abandon me? [⁴are far ⁵from ⁶my deliverance ¹The ²words ³of my transgressions]. 2 My God, I shall cry out by day, and you do not hear; and by night and it shall not be accounted for thoughtlessness to me. 3 But you [²in ³the holy place ¹dwell], the high praise of Israel. 4 Upon you [²hoped ¹our fathers]; they hoped, and you rescued them. 5 To you they cried out, and they were delivered; upon you they hoped, and they were not disgraced. 6 But I am a worm, and not a man; the scorn of men, and a contemptible thing of people. 7 All the ones viewing me derided me; they speak with their lips, they shook their head, saying, 8 He hoped upon the lord, let him rescue him! Let him deliver him! for he desired him. 9 For you are the one pulling me from the womb; my hope from the breasts of my mother. 10 [²upon ³you ¹I was cast] from the womb; from out of the belly of my mother [²my God ¹you are]. 11 Do not separate from me, for affliction is near, for there is no one helping me. 12 [³surround ⁴me ²calves ¹Many]; [²bulls ¹hearty] compass me. 13 They opened [²against ³me ¹their mouths], as a lion snatching away and roaring. 14 As water was poured out, even [³were dispersed ¹all ²my bones]; [²became ¹my heart] as beeswax melting away in the midst of my belly. 15 [²was dried ³as ⁴a potsherd ¹My strength], and my tongue cleaves to my throat. And to the dust of death you led me. 16 For [³encircled ⁴me ²dogs ¹many]; the gathering of the ones acting wicked compass me. They dug into my hands and my feet. 17 They counted out all my bones, and they contemplated and looked upon me. 18 They divided [²into parts ¹my garments] to themselves; and over my clothes they cast a lot. 19 But you, O lord, [²should not be far ¹your help] from me; [²to ³my assistance ¹take heed]! 20 Rescue [²from ³the broadsword ¹my soul], and [²from ³the hand ⁴of the dog ¹my only child]! 21 Deliver me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the unicorns of my humiliation! 22 I shall describe your name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you. 23 O ones fearing the lord -- praise him! All together, O seed of Jacob, glorify him! Fear indeed of him all together, O seed of Israel! 24 For he did not treat with contempt, nor loath the supplication of the poor, nor turned his face from me. And in my crying out to him, he heard me. 25 [²is about ³you ¹My high praise]. In [²assembly ¹the great] I shall confess to you. My vows I shall render in the presence of the ones fearing him. 26 [²shall eat ¹The needy] and shall be filled up; and [⁴shall praise ⁵the lord ¹the ones ²seeking ³him]; [²shall live ¹their hearts] into the eon of the eon. 27 [⁶shall remember ⁷and ⁸shall turn ⁹to ¹⁰the lord ¹All ²the ones ³at the ends ⁴of the ⁵earth]; and [⁶shall do obeisance ⁷before ⁸him ¹all ²the ³families ⁴of the ⁵nations]. 28 For of the lord is the kingdom; and he is master of the nations. 29 [⁶ate ⁷and ⁸did obeisance ¹All ²the ³hearty ⁴of the ⁵earth]; [⁸before ⁹him ⁷fell down ¹all ²the ones ³going down ⁴into ⁵the ⁶earth]. And my soul lives for him. 30 And my seed shall serve to him. [³shall be announced ⁴to the ⁵ lord ¹The generation ²coming]. 31 And they shall announce his righteousness to a people, to the one being born, whom [³made ¹the ² lord].