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To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> My God, my God, <p class="indent2"> why have You forsaken me?<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent1"> Why are You so far from saving me, <p class="indent2"> so far from my words of groaning? <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I cry out by day, O my God, <p class="indent2"> but You do not answer, <p class="indent1"> and by night, <p class="indent2"> but I have no rest. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Yet You are holy, <p class="indent2"> enthroned on the praises of Israel. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>In You our fathers trusted; <p class="indent2"> they trusted and You delivered them. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They cried out to You and were set free; <p class="indent2"> they trusted in You and were not disappointed. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But I am a worm and not a man, <p class="indent2"> scorned by men and despised by the people. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>All who see me mock me; <p class="indent2"> they sneer and shake their heads: <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“He trusts in the LORD, <p class="indent2"> let the LORD deliver him; <p class="indent1"> let the LORD rescue him, <p class="indent2"> since He delights in him.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Yet You brought me forth from the womb; <p class="indent2"> You made me secure at my mother’s breast. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>From birth I was cast upon You; <p class="indent2"> from my mother’s womb You have been my God. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Be not far from me, <p class="indent2"> for trouble is near <p class="indent2"> and there is no one to help. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Many bulls surround me; <p class="indent2"> strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>They open their jaws against me <p class="indent2"> like lions that roar and maul. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I am poured out like water, <p class="indent2"> and all my bones are disjointed. <p class="indent1"> My heart is like wax; <p class="indent2"> it melts away within me. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>My strength<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> is dried up like a potsherd, <p class="indent2"> and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. <p class="indent2"> You lay me in the dust of death. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For dogs surround me; <p class="indent2"> a band of evil men encircles me; <p class="indent2"> they have pierced my hands and feet.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I can count all my bones; <p class="indent2"> they stare and gloat over me. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>They divide my garments among them <p class="indent2"> and cast lots for my clothing.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But You, O LORD, be not far off; <p class="indent2"> O my Strength, come quickly to help me. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Deliver my soul from the sword, <p class="indent2"> my precious life from the power of wild dogs. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Save me from the mouth of the lion; <p class="indent2"> at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me! <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; <p class="indent2"> I will praise You in the assembly.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>You who fear the LORD, praise Him! <p class="indent2"> All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! <p class="indent2"> All offspring of Israel, revere Him! <A name="25"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For He has not despised or detested <p class="indent2"> the torment of the afflicted. <p class="indent1"> He has not hidden His face from him, <p class="indent2"> but has attended to his cry for help. <A name="26"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; <p class="indent2"> I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. <A name="27"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The poor will eat and be satisfied; <p class="indent2"> those who seek the LORD will praise Him. <p class="indent2"> May your hearts live forever! <A name="28"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>All the ends of the earth <p class="indent2"> will remember and turn to the LORD. <p class="indent1"> All the families of the nations <p class="indent2"> will bow down before Him. <A name="29"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>For dominion belongs to the LORD <p class="indent2"> and He rules over the nations. <A name="30"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; <p class="indent2"> all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—<p class="indent2"> even those unable to preserve their lives. <A name="31"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Posterity will serve Him; <p class="indent2"> they will declare the Lord to a new generation. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/22-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>They will come and proclaim His righteousness <p class="indent2"> to a people yet unborn—<p class="indent2"> all that He has done.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Cited in <a href="../matthew/27.htm#46">Matthew 27:46</a> and <a href="../mark/15.htm#34">Mark 15:34</a><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Cited in <a href="../matthew/27.htm#43">Matthew 27:43</a><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> MT; or <i>My mouth</i>, a possible reading of the original Hebrew text <br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> DSS, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most MT <i>like a lion at my hands and feet</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Cited in <a href="../john/19.htm#24">John 19:24</a>; see also <a href="../matthew/27.htm#35">Matthew 27:35</a>, <a href="../mark/15.htm#24">Mark 15:24</a>, and <a href="../luke/23.htm#34">Luke 23:34</a><br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> LXX <i>I will sing Your praises in the assembly</i>; cited in <a href="../hebrews/2.htm#12">Hebrews 2:12</a>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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