New Living Translation | New International Version |
1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? | 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? |
2Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. | 2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. |
3Yet you 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, and you rescued them. | 4In you our ancestors put their trust; 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 out and were saved; 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 everyone, despised by the people. |
7Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying, | 7All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking 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," they say, "let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since 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 brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother's breast. |
10I was thrust into your arms at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born. | 10From birth I was cast on you; 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. | 11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. |
12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in! | 12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. |
13Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey. | 13Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me. |
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 has turned to wax; it has melted within me. |
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 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. |
16My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet. | 16Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. |
17I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat. | 17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. |
18They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing. | 18They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. |
19O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid! | 19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me. |
20Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs. | 20Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. |
21Snatch me from the lion’s jaws and from the horns of these wild oxen. | 21Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save 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 declare your name to my people; in the assembly 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 descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants 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 scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. |
25I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you. | 25From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. |
26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy. | 26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him-- 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 will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, |
28For royal power belongs to the LORD. He rules all the nations. | 28for dominion 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 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 children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. | 30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. |
31His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done. | 31They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it! |
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