| 22 | Psalms | ||
| ← Sufferings & Hope for the Virtuous Man. Psalm 22(v21) | |||
| 1 | My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me and art so far from saving me, from heeding my groans? | ||
| 2 | O my God, I cry in the day-time but thou dost not answer, in the night I cry but get no respite. | ||
| 3 | And yet thou art enthroned in holiness, thou art he whose praises Israel sings. | ||
| 4 | In thee our fathers put their trust; they trusted, and thou didst rescue them. | ||
| 5 | Unto thee they cried and were delivered; in thee they trusted and were not put to shame. | ||
| 6 | But I am a worm, not a man, abused by all men, scorned by the people. | ||
| 7 | All who see me jeer at me, make mouths at me and wag their heads: | ||
| 8 | 'He threw himself on the LORD for rescue; let the LORD deliver him, for he holds him dear!' | ||
| 9 | But thou art he who drew me from the womb, who laid me at my mother's breast. | ||
| 10 | Upon thee was I cast at birth; from my mother's womb thou hast been my God. | ||
| 11 | Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and I have no helper. | ||
| 12 | A herd of bulls surrounds me, great bulls of Bashan beset me. | ||
| 13 | Ravening and roaring lions open their mouths wide against me. | ||
| 14 | My strength drains away like water and all my bones are loose. My heart has turned to wax and melts within me. | ||
| 15 | My mouth is dry as a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaw; I am laid low in the dust of death. | ||
| 16 | The huntsmen are all about me; a band of ruffians rings me round, and they have hacked off my hands and my feet. | ||
| 17 | I tell my tale of misery, while they look on and gloat. | ||
| 18 | They share out my garments among them and cast lots for my clothes. | ||
| 19 | But do not remain so far away, O LORD; O my help, hasten to my aid. | ||
| 20 | Deliver my very self from the sword, my precious life from the axe. | ||
| 21 | 21Save me from the lion's mouth, my poor body from the horns of the wild ox. | ||
| 22 | I will declare thy fame to my brethren; I will praise thee in the midst of the assembly. | ||
| 23 | Praise him, you who fear the LORD; all you sons of Jacob, do him honour; stand in awe of him, all sons of Israel. | ||
| 24 | For he has not scorned the downtrodden, nor shrunk in loathing from his plight, nor hidden his face from him, but gave heed to him when he cried out. | ||
| 25 | Thou dost inspire my praise in the full assembly; and I will pay my vows before all who fear thee. | ||
| 26 | Let the humble eat and be satisfied. Let those who seek the LORD praise him and be in good heart for ever. | ||
| 27 | Let all the ends of the earth remember and turn again to the LORD; let all the families of the nations bow down before him. | ||
| 28 | For kingly power belongs to the LORD, and dominion over the nations is his. | ||
| 29 | How can those buried in the earth do him homage, how can those who go down to the grave bow before him? But I shall live for his sake, | ||
| 30 | my posterity shall serve him. This shall be told of the Lord to future generations, | ||
| 31 | and they shall justify him, declaring to a people yet unborn that this was his doing. | ||
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