1 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? | IP¹ | IP² | IP³ | IP⁴ | IP⁵ | IP⁶ | C | TOSK | TT¹ | TT² | ATN |
2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. | C | TOSK |
3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. | C | TOSK |
4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. | C | TOSK |
5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed. | C | TOSK |
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. | C | TOSK |
7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: | C | TOSK | ATN |
8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” | C | TOSK | ATN |
9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast. | C | TOSK |
10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God. | C | TOSK |
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. | C | TOSK |
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. | C | TOSK |
13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. | C | TOSK |
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. | C | TOSK |
16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. | C | TOSK | ATN |
17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. | C | TOSK | ATN |
18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. | IP¹ | IP² | C | TOSK | ATN |
19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. | C | TOSK |
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs. | C | TOSK |
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me! | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |
22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. | IP¹ | IP² | C | TOSK | TT¹ | TT² | ATN |
23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! | C | TOSK |
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. | C | TOSK |
25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. | C | TOSK |
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever! | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |
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. | IP | C¹ | C² | TOSK | ATN |
28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. | C¹ | C² | TOSK | ATN |
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. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation. | C | TOSK |
31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done. | C | TOSK |