Psalms 22:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “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, so far from my words of groaning?

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

Psalms 22:3 (BSB)
Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

Psalms 22:4 (BSB)
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

Psalms 22:5 (BSB)
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

Psalms 22:6 (BSB)
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Psalms 22:7 (BSB)
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Psalms 22:8 (BSB)
“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Psalms 22:9 (BSB)
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

Psalms 22:10 (BSB)
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

Psalms 22:11 (BSB)
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Psalms 22:12 (BSB)
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalms 22:13 (BSB)
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Psalms 22:14 (BSB)
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 (BSB)
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 (BSB)
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalms 22:17 (BSB)
I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

Psalms 22:18 (BSB)
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

Psalms 22:19 (BSB)
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

Psalms 22:20 (BSB)
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

Psalms 22:21 (BSB)
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

Psalms 22:22 (BSB)
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

Psalms 22:23 (BSB)
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Psalms 22:24 (BSB)
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 (BSB)
My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

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

Psalms 22:27 (BSB)
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 (BSB)
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.

Psalms 22:29 (BSB)
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 (BSB)
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

Psalms 22:31 (BSB)
They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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