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To the tune “A Deer at Dawn.”)</h3><h3 class="s1">Suffering and Praise</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.1" class="v19_22_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> My God, my God, why have you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_1">deserted me?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_1">Why are you so far away?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_1">Won't you listen to my groans</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_1">and come to my rescue?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.2" class="v19_22_2">2</span>I cry out day and night,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_2">but you don't answer,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_2">and I can never rest.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.3" class="v19_22_3">3</span>Yet you are the holy God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_3">ruling from your throne</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_3">and praised by Israel.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.4" class="v19_22_4">4</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.4!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Our ancestors trusted you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_4">and you rescued them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.5" class="v19_22_5">5</span>When they cried out for help,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_5">you saved them,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_5">and you did not let them down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_5">when they depended on you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.6" class="v19_22_6">6</span>But I am merely a worm,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_6">far less than human,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_6">and I am hated and rejected</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_6">by people everywhere.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.7" class="v19_22_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Everyone who sees me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_7">makes fun and sneers.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_7">They shake their heads,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.8" class="v19_22_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> and say, “Trust the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_8">If you are his favorite,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_8">let him protect you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_8">and keep you safe.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.9" class="v19_22_9">9</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, brought me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_9">safely through birth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_9">and you protected me</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_9">when I was a baby</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_9">at my mother's breast.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.10" class="v19_22_10">10</span>From the day I was born,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_10">I have been in your care,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_10">and from the time of my birth,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_10">you have been my God.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.11" class="v19_22_11">11</span>Don't stay far off</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_11">when I am in trouble</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_11">with no one to help me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.12" class="v19_22_12">12</span>Enemies are all around</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_12">like a herd of wild bulls.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_12">Powerful bulls from Bashan<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.12!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_12">are everywhere.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.13" class="v19_22_13">13</span>My enemies are like lions</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_13">roaring and attacking</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_13">with jaws open wide.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.14" class="v19_22_14">14</span>I have no more strength</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_14">than a few drops of water.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_14">All my bones are out of joint;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_14">my heart is like melted wax.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.15" class="v19_22_15">15</span>My strength has dried up</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_15">like a broken clay pot,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_15">and my tongue sticks</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_15">to the roof of my mouth.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_15">You, God, have left me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_15">to die in the dirt.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.16" class="v19_22_16">16</span>Brutal enemies attack me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_16">like a pack of dogs,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_16">tearing at<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.16!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> my hands</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_16">and my feet.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.17" class="v19_22_17">17</span>I can count all my bones,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_17">and my enemies just stare</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_17">and sneer at me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.18" class="v19_22_18">18</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.18!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> They took my clothes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_18">and gambled for them.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.19" class="v19_22_19">19</span>Don't stay far away, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_19">My strength comes from you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_19">so hurry and help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.20" class="v19_22_20">20</span>Rescue me from enemy swords</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_20">and save me from those dogs.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.21" class="v19_22_21">21</span>Don't let lions eat me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_21">You rescued me from the horns</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_21">of wild bulls,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.22" class="v19_22_22">22</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.22.22!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> and when your people meet,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_22">I will praise you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.23" class="v19_22_23">23</span>All who worship the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_23">now praise him!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_23">You belong to Jacob's family</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_23">and to the people of Israel,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_23">so fear and honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_24"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.24" class="v19_22_24">24</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> doesn't hate</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_24">or despise the helpless</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_24">in all of their troubles.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_24">When I cried out, he listened</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_24">and did not turn away.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_25"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.25" class="v19_22_25">25</span>When your people meet,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_25">you will fill my heart</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_25">with your praises, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_25">and everyone will see me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_25">keep my promises to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_26"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.26" class="v19_22_26">26</span>The poor will eat and be full,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_26">and all who worship you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_26">will be thankful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_26">and live in hope.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_27"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.27" class="v19_22_27">27</span>Everyone on this earth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_27">will remember you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_27">People all over the world</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_27">will turn and worship you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_28"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.28" class="v19_22_28">28</span>because you are in control,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_28">the ruler of all nations.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_29"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.29" class="v19_22_29">29</span>All who are rich</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_29">and have more than enough</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_29">will bow down to you, Lord.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_29">Even those who are dying</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_29">and almost in the grave</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_29">will come and bow down.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_30"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.30" class="v19_22_30">30</span>In the future, everyone</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_30">will worship and learn</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_30">about you, our Lord.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_31"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.22.31" class="v19_22_31">31</span>People not yet born</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_22_31">will be told,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_22_31">“The Lord has saved us!”</span></p></div> </div> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.12 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Bashan: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A land east of the Jordan River, where there were pastures suitable for raising fine cattle.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">tearing at: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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