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22:1  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?
22:2  Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night you hear my voice, but I find no relief.
22:3  Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
22:4  Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.
22:5  They cried out to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were never disgraced.
22:6  But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
22:7  Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
22:8  "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!"
22:9  Yet you brought me safely from my mother's womb and led me to trust you at my mother's breast.
22:10  I was thrust into your arms at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.
22:11  Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
22:12  My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
22:13  Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.
22:14  My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
22:15  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.
22:16  My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
22:17  I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
22:18  They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.
22:19  O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
22:20  Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
22:21  Snatch me from the lion's jaws and from the horns of these wild oxen.
22:22  I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.
22:23  Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
22:24  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.
22:25  I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
22:26  The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
22:27  The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
22:28  For royal power belongs to the LORD. He rules all the nations.
22:29  Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust.
22:30  Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
22:31  His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done.