Psalms - Chapter 22 | New King James Version

  • 1. To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Deer of the Dawn.' {cf2super [16]} A Psalm of David. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
  • 2. O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.
  • 3. But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
  • 4. Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.
  • 5. They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
  • 6. But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
  • 7. All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
  • 8. "He trusted {cf2super [17]} in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"
  • 9. But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts.
  • 10. I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God.
  • 11. Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
  • 12. Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.
  • 13. They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.
  • 14. I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.
  • 15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.
  • 16. For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced {cf2super [18]} My hands and My feet;
  • 17. I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.
  • 18. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
  • 19. But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
  • 20. Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.
  • 21. Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.
  • 22. I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
  • 23. You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
  • 24. For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.
  • 25. My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
  • 26. The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!
  • 27. All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. {cf2super [19]}
  • 28. For the kingdom is the Lord's, And He rules over the nations.
  • 29. All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
  • 30. A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,
  • 31. They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.
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