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22:1  My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come.
22:2  During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.
22:3  But you are enthroned as the Holy One, the one whom Israel praises.
22:4  Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.
22:5  They called to you and escaped from danger; they trusted you and were not disappointed.
22:6  But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!
22:7  All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
22:8  “You relied on the Lord,” they say. “Why doesn't he save you? If the Lord likes you, why doesn't he help you?”
22:9  It was you who brought me safely through birth, and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
22:10  I have relied on you since the day I was born, and you have always been my God.
22:11  Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
22:12  Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.
22:13  They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.
22:14  My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
22:15  My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.
22:16  An evil gang is around me; like a pack of dogs they close in on me; they tear at my hands and feet.
22:17  All my bones can be seen. My enemies look at me and stare.
22:18  They gamble for my clothes and divide them among themselves.
22:19  O Lord, don't stay away from me! Come quickly to my rescue!
22:20  Save me from the sword; save my life from these dogs.
22:21  Rescue me from these lions; I am helpless before these wild bulls.
22:22  I will tell my people what you have done; I will praise you in their assembly:
22:23  “Praise him, you servants of the Lord! Honor him, you descendants of Jacob! Worship him, you people of Israel!
22:24  He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help.”
22:25  In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
22:26  The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the Lord will praise him. May they prosper forever!
22:27  All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.
22:28  The Lord is king, and he rules the nations.
22:29  All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.
22:30  Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.
22:31  People not yet born will be told: “The Lord saved his people.”