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22:1  For the leader; according to “The deer of the dawn.” A psalm of David.
22:2  My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why so far from my call for help, from my cries of anguish?
22:3  My God, I call by day, but you do not answer; by night, but I have no relief.
22:4  Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the glory of Israel.
22:5  In you our fathers trusted; they trusted and you rescued them.
22:6  To you they cried out and they escaped; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
22:7  But I am a worm, not a man, scorned by men, despised by the people.
22:8  All who see me mock me; they curl their lips and jeer; they shake their heads at me:
22:9  “He relied on the Lord—let him deliver him; if he loves him, let him rescue him.”
22:10  For you drew me forth from the womb, made me safe at my mother’s breasts.
22:11  Upon you I was thrust from the womb; since my mother bore me you are my God.
22:12  Do not stay far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
22:13  Many bulls surround me; fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me.
22:14  They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar.
22:15  Like water my life drains away; all my bones are disjointed. My heart has become like wax, it melts away within me.
22:16  As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue cleaves to my palate; you lay me in the dust of death.
22:17  Dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and my feet
22:18  I can count all my bones. They stare at me and gloat;
22:19  they divide my garments among them; for my clothing they cast lots.
22:20  But you, Lord, do not stay far off; my strength, come quickly to help me.
22:21  Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the grip of the dog.
22:22  Save me from the lion’s mouth, my poor life from the horns of wild bulls.
22:23  Then I will proclaim your name to my brethren; in the assembly I will praise you:
22:24  “You who fear the Lord, give praise! All descendants of Jacob, give honor; show reverence, all descendants of Israel!
22:25  For he has not spurned or disdained the misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I cried out.
22:26  I will offer praise in the great assembly; my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.
22:27  The poor will eat their fill; those who seek the Lord will offer praise. May your hearts enjoy life forever!”
22:28  All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord; All the families of nations will bow low before him.
22:29  For kingship belongs to the Lord, the ruler over the nations.
22:30  All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage.
22:31  And I will live for the Lord; my descendants will serve you.