Psalms 22
Open in the reader1Unto the End. Set to "The Help of the Dawn." A Psalm of Beloved.
2My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
3I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
4Yet You are devoted, enthroned on the praises of Strives-with-God.
5In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
6They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
7But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
8All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
9“He trusts in He-Who-Is, let He-Who-Is deliver him; let He-Who-Is rescue him, since He delights in him.”
10Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
11From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
12Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
13Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Fertile-Plain encircle me.
14They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
15I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
16My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
17For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
18I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
19They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
20But You, O He-Who-Is, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
21Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
22Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
23I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
24You who fear He-Who-Is, praise Him! All descendants of Heel-Grabber, honor Him! All offspring of Strives-with-God, revere Him!
25For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
26My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
27The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek He-Who-Is will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
28All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to He-Who-Is. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
29For dominion belongs to He-Who-Is and He rules over the nations.
30All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
31Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
32They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.