For the end, concerning the morning aid, a
Psalm of David. 22:1 O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken
me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
22:2 O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by
night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.
22:3 But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
22:4 Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.
22:5 They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not
ashamed.
22:6 But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the
people.
22:7 All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the
head, [saying],
22:8 He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he
takes pleasure in him.
22:9 For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's
breasts.
22:10 I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's
belly.
22:11 Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no
helper.
22:12 Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
22:13 They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring
lion.
22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in
the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
22:15 My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my
throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
22:16 For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has
beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
22:17 They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
22:18 They parted my garments [among] themselves, and cast lots upon my
raiment.
22:19 But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of
the dog.
22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the
horns of the unicorns.
22:22 I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church
will I sing praise to thee.
22:23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him:
let all the seed of Israel fear him.
22:24 For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the
poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard
me.
22:25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows
before them that fear him.
22:26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord
that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
22:27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all
the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.
22:28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
22:29 All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go
down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
22:30 And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be
reported to the Lord.
22:31 And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be
born, whom the Lord has made. |
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar,
A Psalm of David. 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art
thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
22:2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night
season, and am not silent.
22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
22:4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
22:5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and
were not confounded.
22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the
people.
22:7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they
shake the head, saying,
22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him,
seeing he delighted in him.
22:9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope
when I was upon my mother's breasts.
22:10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's
belly.
22:11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
22:12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me
round.
22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring
lion.
22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my
heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my
jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed
me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
22:17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
22:19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help
me.
22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns
of the unicorns.
22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the
congregation will I praise thee.
22:23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify
him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
22:24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
22:25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my
vows before them that fear him.
22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that
seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and
all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
22:28 For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the
nations.
22:29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that
go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own
soul.
22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a
generation.
22:31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people
that shall be born, that he hath done this. |