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1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? | 1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? |
2Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. | 2O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. |
3Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. | 3Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. |
4Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them. | 4In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. |
5They cried out to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were never disgraced. | 5To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. |
6But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all! | 6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. |
7Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying, | 7All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; |
8“Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!” | 8“He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!” |
9Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast. | 9Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. |
10I was thrust into your arms at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born. | 10On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God. |
11Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me. | 11Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help. |
12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in! | 12Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me; |
13Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey. | 13they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion. |
14My life is poured out like water, and 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 is like wax; it is melted within my breast; |
15My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. | 15my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death. |
16My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet. | 16For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet— |
17I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat. | 17I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me; |
18They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing. | 18they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. |
19O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid! | 19But you, O LORD, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! |
20Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs. | 20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog! |
21Snatch me from the lion’s jaws and from the horns of these wild oxen. | 21Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen! |
22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people. | 22I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you: |
23Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel! | 23You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! |
24For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help. | 24For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. |
25I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you. | 25From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him. |
26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy. | 26The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever! |
27The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him. | 27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. |
28For royal power belongs to the LORD. He rules all the nations. | 28For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations. |
29Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust. | 29All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive. |
30Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. | 30Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; |
31His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done. | 31they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it. |
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