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| 1My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from delivering me— from my groaning words? | 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? |
| 2My God, I cry out to you throughout the day, but you do not answer; and throughout the night, but I have no rest. | 2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. |
| 3You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. | 3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises. |
| 4Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted and you delivered them. | 4In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. |
| 5They cried out to you and escaped; they trusted in you and were not put to shame. | 5To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. |
| 6But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people. | 6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. |
| 7Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me. | 7All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. |
| 8They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him." | 8"He trusts in the LORD," they say, "let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." |
| 9Yet, you are the one who took me from the womb, and kept me safe on my mother's breasts. | 9Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother's breast. |
| 10I was dependent on you from birth; from my mother's womb you have been my God. | 10From birth I was cast on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. |
| 11Do not be so distant from me, for trouble is at hand; indeed, there is no deliverer. | 11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. |
| 12Many bulls have surrounded me; the vicious bulls of Bashan have encircled me. | 12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. |
| 13Their mouths are opened wide toward me, like roaring and attacking lions. | 13Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me. |
| 14I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. | 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. |
| 15My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death. | 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. |
| 16For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of those who practice of evil has encircled me. They gouged my hands and my feet. | 16Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. |
| 17I can count all my bones. They look at me; they stare at me. | 17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. |
| 18They divide my clothing among themselves; they cast lots for my clothing! | 18They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. |
| 19But as for you, LORD, do not be far away from me; My Strength, come quickly to help me. | 19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me. |
| 20Deliver me from the sword; my precious life from the power of the dog. | 20Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. |
| 21Deliver me from the mouth of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen. You have answered me. | 21Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen. |
| 22I will declare your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation, I will praise you, saying, | 22I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. |
| 23"All who fear the LORD, praise him! All the seed of Jacob, glorify him! All the seed of Israel, fear him! | 23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! |
| 24For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to 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. |
| 25My praise in the great congregation is because of you; I will pay my vows before those who fear you. | 25From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. |
| 26The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!" | 26The poor 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; all the families of the nations will bow in submission to the LORD. | 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, |
| 28Indeed, the kingdom belongs to the LORD; he rules over the nations. | 28for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations. |
| 29All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive. | 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. |
| 30Our descendants will serve him, and that generation will be told about the Lord. | 30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. |
| 31They will come and declare his righteousness to a people yet to be born; indeed, he has accomplished it! | 31They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it! |
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