New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? | 1For the choir director: according to "The Deer of the Dawn." A Davidic psalm. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? |
2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. | 2My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. |
3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises. | 3But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. |
4In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. | 4Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them. |
5To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. | 5They cried to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disgraced. |
6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. | 6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by people. |
7All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. | 7Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:" |
8"He trusts in the LORD," they say, "let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." | 8He relies on the LORD; let Him rescue him; let the LORD deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him." |
9Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother's breast. | 9You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother's breast. |
10From birth I was cast on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. | 10I was given over to You at birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb. |
11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. | 11Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help. |
12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. | 12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. |
13Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me. | 13They open their mouths against me-- lions, mauling and roaring. |
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me. | 14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me. |
15My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. | 15My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death. |
16Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. | 16For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet. |
17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. | 17I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me. |
18They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. | 18They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. |
19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me. | 19But You, LORD, don't be far away. My strength, come quickly to help me. |
20Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. | 20Deliver my life from the sword, my only life from the power of these dogs. |
21Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen. | 21Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen. |
22I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. | 22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the congregation. |
23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! | 23You who fear Yahweh, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All you descendants of Israel, revere Him! |
24For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. | 24For 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. |
25From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. | 25I will give praise in the great congregation because of You; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. |
26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever! | 26The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever! |
27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, | 27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before You, |
28for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations. | 28for kingship belongs to the LORD; He rules over the nations. |
29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive. | 29All 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. |
30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. | 30Their descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord. |
31They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it! | 31They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness-- what He has done. |
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