Psalms 22

^{Psalms 22:1} My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

^{Psalms 22:2} I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

^{Psalms 22:3} Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

^{Psalms 22:4} In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

^{Psalms 22:5} They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

^{Psalms 22:6} But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

^{Psalms 22:7} All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

^{Psalms 22:8} “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

^{Psalms 22:9} Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

^{Psalms 22:10} From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

^{Psalms 22:11} Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

^{Psalms 22:12} Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

^{Psalms 22:13} They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

^{Psalms 22:14} I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

^{Psalms 22:15} My 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.

^{Psalms 22:16} For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

^{Psalms 22:17} I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

^{Psalms 22:18} They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

^{Psalms 22:19} But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

^{Psalms 22:20} Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

^{Psalms 22:21} Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

^{Psalms 22:22} I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

^{Psalms 22:23} You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

^{Psalms 22:24} For 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.

^{Psalms 22:25} My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

^{Psalms 22:26} The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

^{Psalms 22:27} All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

^{Psalms 22:28} For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

^{Psalms 22:29} All 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.

^{Psalms 22:30} Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

^{Psalms 22:31} They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.