22:1 For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you ·abandoned [forsaken] me [Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34]? You seem far from ·saving [helping] me, far away from my groans.
22:2 My God, I call to you during the day, but you do not answer. I call at night; I ·am not silent [or get no rest].
22:3 You ·sit as the Holy One [L are holy]. ·The praises of Israel are your throne [L You are enthroned on the praises of Israel].
22:4 Our ·ancestors [fathers] ·trusted [had confidence in] you; they ·trusted [had confidence], and you ·saved [rescued; T delivered] them.
22:5 They ·called [cried out] to you for help and were rescued. They ·trusted [had confidence in] you and were not ·disappointed [shamed; humiliated].
22:6 But I am like a worm instead of ·a man [human]. People ·make fun of [scorn; reproach] me and ·hate [despise] me.
22:7 Those who look at me ·laugh [ridicule/mock me]. They ·stick out their tongues [throw insults; L open lips] and shake their heads.
22:8 They say, “·Turn to the Lord for help [L Trust the Lord]. Maybe he will ·save [rescue; T deliver] you. If he ·likes [delights/takes pleasure in] you, maybe he will ·rescue [save; T deliver] you.”
22:9 You ·had my mother give birth to me [L brought me out of the womb]. You made me ·trust [have confidence in] you while I was ·just a baby [L at the breasts of my mother].
22:10 ·I have leaned on you since the day I was born [L On you I was cast from the womb]; you have been ·my God [L mine] ·since my mother gave me birth [L from the womb of my mother].
22:11 So don’t be far away from me. Now ·trouble [distress] is near, and there is no one to help.
22:12 People have surrounded me like ·angry [L many] bulls. Like the strong bulls of Bashan [Deut. 32:14; Mic. 7:14], they ·are on every side [encircle me].
22:13 Like ·hungry [rending; L tearing their prey], roaring lions they open their mouths at me.
22:14 My strength is gone, like water poured out onto the ground, and my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax [C weak, formless]; it has melted inside me.
22:15 My strength has dried up like a ·clay pot [potsherd], and my tongue sticks to the top of my mouth. You laid me in the dust of death.
22:16 Evil people have surrounded me; like dogs ·they [a group of evil people] have trapped me. They have ·bitten [pierced; or shriveled] my ·arms [hands] and ·legs [feet].
22:17 I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.
22:18 They divided my clothes among them, and they ·threw [cast] lots for my clothing.
22:19 But, Lord, don’t be far away. You are my ·strength [or help]; hurry to help me.
22:20 ·Save [Rescue; T Deliver] me from the sword; save my life from the dogs.
22:21 ·Rescue [Save; T Deliver] me from the lion’s mouth; ·save [L answer] me from the horns of the bulls.
22:22 Then I will ·tell my brothers and sisters about you [L recount your name/reputation to my brothers]; I will praise you in the ·public meeting [assembly; congregation].
22:23 Praise the Lord, all you who ·respect [fear] him [Prov. 1:7]. All you ·descendants [seed] of Jacob [C Israelites], ·honor [glorify] him; ·fear [revere] him, all you Israelites.
22:24 He does not ·ignore [despise or disdain] ·those in trouble [L the suffering of the afflicted]. He doesn’t hide his face from them but listens when they ·call out to him [cry to him for help].
22:25 Lord, ·I praise you [L from you comes my praise] in the great ·meeting of your people [assembly]; these ·worshipers [L who fear him] will see me ·do what I promised [L fulfill my vows].
22:26 ·Poor [or Afflicted] people will eat ·until they are full [and be satisfied]; those who ·look to the Lord [L seek him] will praise him. May your hearts live forever!
22:27 ·People everywhere [L All the ends of the earth] will remember and will turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship him
22:28 because ·the Lord is King [rule belongs to the Lord], and he rules the nations.
22:29 All the ·powerful people [L fat ones] on earth will eat and worship. Everyone will ·bow down to [kneel before] him, all who will ·one day die [L go down to the dust and cannot keep themselves alive].
22:30 The ·people in the future [posterity; seed] will serve him; they will always be told about the Lord.
22:31 They will ·tell that he does what is right [recount his righteousness]. People who are not yet born will hear what God has done.
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