Psa 22:1-24:9 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : according to The Doe of the Dawn . A Psalm of David . My God , my God , why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning ?

1 ^aMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so ^bfar from saving me, from the words of my ^cgroaning?
2 O my God, I cry by ^dday, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are ^eholy,
^fenthroned on ^gthe praises ^{▼▼Or dwelling in the praises} of Israel.
4 In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they ⁱcried and were rescued;
in you they ^jtrusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am ^ka worm and not a man,
^lscorned by mankind and ^mdespised by the people.
7 All who see me ⁿmock me;
they make mouths at me; they ^owag their heads;
8 ^p“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^qdeliver him;
let him rescue him, for he ^rdelights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who ^stook me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from ^tmy mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Be not ^ufar from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is ^vnone to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
^wstrong bulls of ^xBashan surround me;
13 they ^yopen wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am ^zpoured out like water,
and all my bones are ^aaout of joint;
my ^abheart is like ^acwax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is ^addried up like a potsherd,
and my ^aetongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For ^afdogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers ^agencircles me;
they have ^ahpierced my hands and feet ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet}—
17 I can count all my bones—
they ^ajstare and gloat over me;
18 ^akthey divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, ^aldo not be far off!
O you my help, ^amcome quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of ^anthe dog!
21 Save me from ^aothe mouth of the lion!
You have rescued ^{▼▼Hebrew answered} me from the horns of ^aqthe wild oxen!
22 ^arI will tell of your name to my ^asbrothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who ^atfear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, ^auglorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of ^avthe afflicted,
and he has not ^awhidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he ^axcried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great ^aycongregation;
my ^azvows I will ^baperform before those who fear him.
26 ^bbThe afflicted ^{▼▼Or The meek} shall ^bdeat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts ^belive forever!
27 All ^bfthe ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all ^bgthe families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For ^bhkingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All ^bithe prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall ^bjbow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not ^bkkeep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming ^blgeneration;
31 they shall ^bmcome and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet ^bnunborn,
that he has done it.

Psalms 23

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my ^boshepherd; I shall not ^bpwant.
2 He makes me lie down in green ^bqpastures.
He leads me beside still waters. ^{▼▼Hebrew beside waters of rest}
3 He ^bsrestores my soul.
He ^btleads me in ^bupaths of righteousness ^{▼▼Or in right paths}
for his ^bwname’s sake.
4 Even though I ^bxwalk through the valley of ^bythe shadow of death, ^{▼▼Or the valley of deep darkness}
I will ^cafear no evil,
for ^cbyou are with me;
your ^ccrod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You ^cdprepare a table before me
in ^cethe presence of my enemies;
you ^cfanoint my head with oil;
my ^cgcup overflows.
6 Surely ^{▼▼Or Only} goodness and mercy ^{▼▼Or steadfast love} shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall ^cjdwell ^{▼▼Or shall return to dwell} in the house of the Lord
^clforever. ^{▼▼Hebrew for length of days}

Psalms 24:1-9

The King of Glory

A Psalm of David.

1 ^cnThe earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, ^{▼▼Or and all that fills it}
the world and those who dwell therein,
2 for he has ^cpfounded it upon ^cqthe seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3 ^crWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his ^csholy place?
4 ^ctHe who has ^cuclean hands and ^cva pure heart,
who does not ^cwlift up his soul to ^cxwhat is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive ^cyblessing from the Lord
and ^czrighteousness from ^dathe God of his salvation.
6 Such is ^dbthe generation of those who seek him,
who ^dcseek the face of the God of Jacob. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text Jacob, who seek your face} Selah
7 ^deLift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that ^dfthe King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, ^dgmighty in battle!
9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.