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Why Have You Forsaken Me?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
Psalm of the Cross
{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
and by night, but I find no rest.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
they trusted, and you delivered them.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
To you they cried and were rescued;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
All who see me mock me;
they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Many bulls encompass me;
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
like a ravening and roaring lion.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
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.
my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
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.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
I can count all my bones —
they stare and gloat over me;
they stare and gloat over me;
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
and for my clothing they cast lots.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
But you, O Lord, do not be far off!
O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog!
my precious life from the power of the dog!
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
the affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
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.
From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
For kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
and he rules over the nations.
For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive.
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive.
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.
Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.