‏ Psalms 22

PSALM 22

The LORD is Our Hope

To the director; for the assistance of the early morning; a psalm to  David.

1O God,   my God, take heed to me! Why did you abandon me? [⁴are far ⁵from   ⁶my deliverance ¹The ²words   ³of my transgressions]. 2  My God, I shall cry out by day, and you do not hear; and by night and it shall not be accounted for thoughtlessness to me. 3But you [²in ³the holy place  ¹dwell], the high praise   of Israel. 4Upon you [²hoped   ¹our fathers]; they hoped, and you rescued them. 5To you they cried out, and they were delivered; upon you they hoped, and they were not disgraced. 6But I am a worm, and not a man; the scorn of men, and a contemptible thing  of people. 7All the ones viewing me derided me; they speak with their lips, they shook their head, saying, 8He hoped upon the lord, let him rescue him! Let him deliver him! for he desired him. 9For you are the one pulling me from the womb;   my hope from the breasts   of my mother. 10[²upon ³you ¹I was cast] from the womb; from out of the belly of my mother [²my God ¹you are]. 11Do not separate from me, for affliction is near, for there is no   one helping me. 12[³surround ⁴me ²calves ¹Many]; [²bulls ¹hearty] compass me. 13They opened [²against ³me   ¹their mouths], as a lion snatching away and roaring. 14As water was poured out, even [³were dispersed ¹all   ²my bones]; [²became   ¹my heart] as beeswax melting away in the midst   of my belly. 15[²was dried ³as ⁴a potsherd   ¹My strength], and   my tongue cleaves to  my throat. And to the dust of death you led me. 16For [³encircled ⁴me ²dogs ¹many]; the gathering of the ones acting wicked compass me. They dug into my hands and my feet. 17They counted out all   my bones, and they contemplated and looked upon me. 18They divided [²into parts   ¹my garments] to themselves; and over   my clothes they cast a lot. 19But you, O lord, [²should not be far   ¹your help] from me; [²to   ³my assistance ¹take heed]! 20Rescue [²from ³the broadsword   ¹my soul], and [²from ³the hand ⁴of the dog   ¹my only child]! 21Deliver me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the unicorns   of my humiliation! 22I shall describe   your name to  my brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you. 23O ones fearing the lord -- praise him! All together, O seed of Jacob, glorify him! Fear indeed of him all together, O seed of Israel! 24For he did not treat with contempt, nor loath the supplication of the poor, nor turned   his face from me. And in   my crying out to him, he heard me. 25[²is about ³you   ¹My high praise]. In [²assembly ¹the great] I shall confess to you.   My vows I shall render in the presence of the ones fearing him. 26[²shall eat ¹The needy] and shall be filled up; and [⁴shall praise ⁵the lord  ¹the ones ²seeking ³him]; [²shall live   ¹their hearts] into the eon of the eon. 27[⁶shall remember ⁷and ⁸shall turn ⁹to ¹⁰the lord  ¹All ²the ones ³at the ends ⁴of the ⁵earth]; and [⁶shall do obeisance ⁷before ⁸him ¹all ²the ³families ⁴of the ⁵nations]. 28For of the lord  is the kingdom; and he is master of the nations. 29[⁶ate ⁷and ⁸did obeisance ¹All ²the ³hearty ⁴of the ⁵earth]; [⁸before ⁹him ⁷fell down ¹all ²the ones ³going down ⁴into ⁵the ⁶earth]. And   my soul lives for him. 30And   my seed shall serve to him. [³shall be announced ⁴to the ⁵ lord  ¹The generation   ²coming]. 31And they shall announce   his righteousness to a people, to the one being born, whom [³made ¹the ² lord].