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Psalms 22

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ [1] My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? ⓐ Why are You so far from my deliverance ⓑ and from my words of groaning? [2] ⓒ

² My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. ⓓ

³ But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. ⓔ

⁴ Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them. ⓕ

⁵ They cried to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disgraced. ⓖ

⁶ But I am a worm and not a man, ⓗ scorned by men and despised by people. ⓘ

⁷ Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer [3] and shake their heads: ⓙ

⁸ “He relies on [4] the LORD; let Him rescue him; let the LORD [5] deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him.” ⓚ

⁹ You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother’s breast. ⓛ

¹⁰ I was given over to You at birth; [6] You have been my God from my mother’s womb. ⓜ

¹¹ Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help. ⓝ

¹² Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. ⓞ

¹³ They open their mouths against me — lions, mauling and roaring. ⓟ

¹⁴ I am poured out like water, ⓠ and all my bones are disjointed; ⓡ my heart is like wax, melting within me. ⓢ

¹⁵ My strength is dried up like baked clay; ⓣ my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. ⓤ You put me into the dust of death. ⓥ

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded me; ⓦ a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced [7] my hands and my feet. ⓧ

¹⁷ I can count all my bones; people [8] look and stare at me. ⓨ

¹⁸ They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. ⓩ

¹⁹ But You, LORD, don’t be far away. ⓐ My strength, come quickly to help me. ⓑ

²⁰ Deliver my life from the sword, ⓒ my only life [9] from the power of these dogs.

²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion! ⓓ You have rescued [10] me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the congregation. ⓔ

²³ You who fear Yahweh, praise Him! ⓕ All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All you descendants of Israel, revere Him! ⓖ

²⁴ For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. ⓗ He did not hide His face from him ⓘ but listened when he cried to Him for help. ⓙ

²⁵ I will give praise [11] in the great congregation because of You; ⓚ I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. [12] ⓛ

²⁶ The humble [13] will eat and be satisfied; ⓜ those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever! ⓝ

²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before You, ⓞ

²⁸ for kingship belongs to the LORD; He rules over the nations. ⓟ

²⁹ All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before Him — even the one who cannot preserve his life. ⓠ

³⁰ Their descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord. ⓡ

³¹ They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness — what He has done. ⓢ

#	HCSB
1	[1] My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? ⓐ Why are You so far from my deliverance ⓑ and from my words of groaning? [2] ⓒ
2	My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. ⓓ
3	But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. ⓔ
4	Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them. ⓕ
5	They cried to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disgraced. ⓖ
6	But I am a worm and not a man, ⓗ scorned by men and despised by people. ⓘ
7	Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer [3] and shake their heads: ⓙ
8	“He relies on [4] the LORD; let Him rescue him; let the LORD [5] deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him.” ⓚ
9	You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother’s breast. ⓛ
10	I was given over to You at birth; [6] You have been my God from my mother’s womb. ⓜ
11	Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help. ⓝ
12	Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. ⓞ
13	They open their mouths against me — lions, mauling and roaring. ⓟ
14	I am poured out like water, ⓠ and all my bones are disjointed; ⓡ my heart is like wax, melting within me. ⓢ
15	My strength is dried up like baked clay; ⓣ my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. ⓤ You put me into the dust of death. ⓥ
16	For dogs have surrounded me; ⓦ a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced [7] my hands and my feet. ⓧ
17	I can count all my bones; people [8] look and stare at me. ⓨ
18	They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. ⓩ
19	But You, LORD, don’t be far away. ⓐ My strength, come quickly to help me. ⓑ
20	Deliver my life from the sword, ⓒ my only life [9] from the power of these dogs.
21	Save me from the mouth of the lion! ⓓ You have rescued [10] me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22	I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the congregation. ⓔ
23	You who fear Yahweh, praise Him! ⓕ All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All you descendants of Israel, revere Him! ⓖ
24	For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. ⓗ He did not hide His face from him ⓘ but listened when he cried to Him for help. ⓙ
25	I will give praise [11] in the great congregation because of You; ⓚ I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. [12] ⓛ
26	The humble [13] will eat and be satisfied; ⓜ those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever! ⓝ
27	All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before You, ⓞ
28	for kingship belongs to the LORD; He rules over the nations. ⓟ
29	All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before Him — even the one who cannot preserve his life. ⓠ
30	Their descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord. ⓡ
31	They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness — what He has done. ⓢ

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^{Psalms 22:2 [33]} Or night, and am not silent

^{Psalms 22:3 [34]} Or Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel

^{Psalms 22:15 [35]} Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength

^{Psalms 22:16 [36]} Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion

^{Psalms 22:25 [37]} Hebrew him

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