Psalms 22:1-13 ▼

1 To the overseer upon the first place of the dawn; chanting of David. My God, my God, wherefore forsookest thou me? far off from my salvation the words of my groaning.

2 My God, I will call in the day, and thou wilt not answer; and in the night no silence to me.

3 And thou inhabiting the holy place, the praises of Israel.

4 In thee our fathers trusted: they trusted, and thou wilt deliver them.

5 To thee they cried and were delivered: in thee they trusted and were not ashamed.

6 And I a worm and not a man; a reproach of man, and the people despised me.

7 All seeing me will deride me: they will gape with the lip, they will shake the head.

8 He rolled upon Jehovah, he will deliver him: he will deliver him for he delighted in him.

9 Thou causing me to break forth from the womb: causing me to trust upon my mother's breasts.

10 Upon thee was I cast from the womb: from my mother's belly thou my God.

11 Thou wilt not remove far from me, for straits draw near; for none helping.

12 Many bulls surrounded me: the strong of Bashan surrounded me.

13 They opened their mouth upon me, a lion rending and roaring.