NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1For the music director; according to the tune "Morning Doe;" a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. | 1For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. |
2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up. | 2O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest. |
3You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel. | 3Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel. |
4In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them. | 4In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them. |
5To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. | 5To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed. |
6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me. | 6But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people. |
7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads. | 7All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying, |
8They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him." | 8"Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him." |
9Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother's breasts. | 9Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother's breasts. |
10I have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out of my mother's womb you have been my God. | 10Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb. |
11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. | 11Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help. |
12Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in. | 12Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. |
13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey. | 13They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion. |
14My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. | 14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. |
15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death. | 15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death. |
16Yes, wild dogs surround me--a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet. | 16For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. |
17I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph. | 17I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; |
18They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments. | 18They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots. |
19But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me! | 19But You, O LORD, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance. |
20Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs! | 20Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog. |
21Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me! | 21Save me from the lion's mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me. |
22I will declare your name to my countrymen! In the middle of the assembly I will praise you! | 22I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. |
23You loyal followers of the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him! | 23You who fear the LORD, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel. |
24For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded. | 24For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard. |
25You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the LORD's loyal followers. | 25From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him. |
26Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the LORD! May you live forever! | 26The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever! |
27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you! | 27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will worship before You. |
28For the LORD is king and rules over the nations. | 28For the kingdom is the LORD'S And He rules over the nations. |
29All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives. | 29All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive. |
30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. | 30Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation. |
31They will come and tell about his saving deeds; they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished. | 31They will come and will declare His righteousness To a people who will be born, that He has performed it. |
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