Psalms - Chapter 22 | Good News Translation

  • 1. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come.
  • 2. During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.
  • 3. But you are enthroned as the Holy One, the one whom Israel praises.
  • 4. Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.
  • 5. They called to you and escaped from danger; they trusted you and were not disappointed.
  • 6. But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!
  • 7. All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
  • 8. "You relied on the LORD," they say. "Why doesn't he save you? If the LORD likes you, why doesn't he help you?"
  • 9. It was you who brought me safely through birth, and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
  • 10. I have relied on you since the day I was born, and you have always been my God.
  • 11. Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
  • 12. Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.
  • 13. They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.
  • 14. My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
  • 15. My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.
  • 16. An evil gang is around me; like a pack of dogs they close in on me; they tear at my hands and feet.
  • 17. All my bones can be seen. My enemies look at me and stare.
  • 18. They gamble for my clothes and divide them among themselves.
  • 19. O LORD, don't stay away from me! Come quickly to my rescue!
  • 20. Save me from the sword; save my life from these dogs.
  • 21. Rescue me from these lions; I am helpless before these wild bulls.
  • 22. I will tell my people what you have done; I will praise you in their assembly:
  • 23. "Praise him, you servants of the LORD! Honor him, you descendants of Jacob! Worship him, you people of Israel!
  • 24. He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help."
  • 25. In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
  • 26. The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the LORD will praise him. May they prosper forever!
  • 27. All nations will remember the LORD. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.
  • 28. The LORD is king, and he rules the nations.
  • 29. All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.
  • 30. Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.
  • 31. People not yet born will be told: "The Lord saved his people."
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