New Living Translation

New King James Version

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Doe of the Dawn.”

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Why are you so far away when I groan for help?

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The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Deer of the Dawn.” 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

Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.
Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.

2

O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.

3

Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.

3

But You are holy,
Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

4

Our ancestors trusted in you,
and you rescued them.

4

Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.

5

They cried out to you and were saved.
They trusted in you and were never disgraced.

5

They cried to You, and were delivered;
They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

6

But I am a worm and not a man.
I am scorned and despised by all!

6

But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

7

Everyone who sees me mocks me.
They sneer and shake their heads, saying,

7

All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They [b]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

8

“Is this the one who relies on the LORD?
Then let the LORD save him!
If the LORD loves him so much,
let the LORD rescue him!”

8

“He [c]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

9

Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb
and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.

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 thrust into your arms at my birth.
You have been my God from the moment I was born.

10

I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
You have been My God.

11

Do not stay so far from me,
for trouble is near,
and no one else can help me.

11

Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

12

My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!

12

Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.

13

Like lions they open their jaws against me,
roaring and tearing into their prey.

13

They [d]gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

14

My life is poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax,
melting within me.

14

I am poured out like water,
And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted [e]within Me.

15

My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.

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

My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
an evil gang closes in on me.
They have pierceda my hands and feet.

16

For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They[f] pierced My hands and My feet;

17

I can count all my bones.
My enemies stare at me and gloat.

17

I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.

18

They divide my garments among themselves
and throw diceb for my clothing.

18

They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

19

O LORD, do not stay far away!
You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!

19

But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

20

Save me from the sword;
spare my precious life from these dogs.

20

Deliver Me from the sword,
My[g] precious life from the power of the dog.

21

Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
and from the horns of these wild oxen.

21

Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!
You have answered Me.

22

I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.c
I will praise you among your assembled people.

22

I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

23

Praise the LORD, all you who fear him!
Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!
Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!

23

You who fear the Lord, praise Him!
All you [h]descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

24

For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.
He has not turned his back on them,
but has listened to their cries for help.

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

I will praise you in the great assembly.
I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.

25

My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

26

The poor will eat and be satisfied.
All who seek the LORD will praise him.
Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.

26

The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

27

The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow down before him.

27

All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the [i]nations
Shall worship before [j]You.

28

For royal power belongs to the LORD.
He rules all the nations.

28

For the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.

29

Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.
Bow before him, all who are mortal,
all whose lives will end as dust.

29

All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
All those who go down to [k]the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

30

Our children will also serve him.
Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

30

A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

31

His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born.
They will hear about everything he has done.

31

They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.

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Psalms 22

Psalms 22