^{1 Ref} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? `Why art thou so' far from helping me, `and from' the words of my groaning?

^{2 Ref} O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

^{3 Ref} But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

^{4 Ref} Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

^{5 Ref} They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

^{6 Ref} But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

^{7 Ref} All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, `saying',

^{8 Ref} Commit `thyself' unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

^{9 Ref} But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust `when I was' upon my mother's breasts.

^{10 Ref} I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

^{11 Ref} Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

^{12 Ref} Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

^{13 Ref} They gape upon me with their mouth, `As' a ravening and a roaring lion.

^{14 Ref} I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

^{15 Ref} My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

^{16 Ref} For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

^{17 Ref} I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me.

^{18 Ref} They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

^{19 Ref} But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

^{20 Ref} Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

^{21 Ref} Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

^{22 Ref} I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

^{23 Ref} Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

^{24 Ref} For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

^{25 Ref} Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

^{26 Ref} The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

^{27 Ref} All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

^{28 Ref} For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

^{29 Ref} All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

^{30 Ref} A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the `next' generation.

^{31 Ref} They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it. Psalm 23 A Psalm of David.

^{1 Ref} <To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.> My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?

^{2 Ref} O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.

^{3 Ref} But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.

^{4 Ref} Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour.

^{5 Ref} They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.

^{6 Ref} But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.

^{7 Ref} I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

^{8 Ref} He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.

^{9 Ref} But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.

^{10 Ref} I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body.

^{11 Ref} Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

^{12 Ref} A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

^{13 Ref} I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

^{14 Ref} I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

^{15 Ref} My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

^{16 Ref} Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

^{17 Ref} I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

^{18 Ref} They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.

^{19 Ref} Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

^{20 Ref} Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.

^{21 Ref} Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.

^{22 Ref} I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.

^{23 Ref} You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.

^{24 Ref} For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

^{25 Ref} My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

^{26 Ref} The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

^{27 Ref} All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.

^{28 Ref} For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

^{29 Ref} All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

^{30 Ref} A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.

^{31 Ref} They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.

^{1 Ref} > My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

^{2 Ref} My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; In the night season, and am not silent.

^{3 Ref} But you are holy, You who inhabit the praises of Israel.

^{4 Ref} Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

^{5 Ref} They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.

^{6 Ref} But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

^{7 Ref} All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

^{8 Ref} "He trusts in Yahweh; Let him deliver him; Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."

^{9 Ref} But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.

^{10 Ref} I was thrown on you from my mother's womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

^{11 Ref} Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.

^{12 Ref} Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

^{13 Ref} They open their mouths wide against me, Lions tearing prey and roaring.

^{14 Ref} I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

^{15 Ref} My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

^{16 Ref} For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evil-doers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet.

^{17 Ref} I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

^{18 Ref} They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

^{19 Ref} But don't be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.

^{20 Ref} Deliver my soul from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

^{21 Ref} Save me from the lion's mouth; Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me.

^{22 Ref} I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you.

^{23 Ref} You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

^{24 Ref} For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; But when he cried to him, he heard.

^{25 Ref} Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

^{26 Ref} The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

^{27 Ref} All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

^{28 Ref} For the kingdom is Yahweh's. He is the ruler over the nations.

^{29 Ref} All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he who can't keep his soul alive.

^{30 Ref} Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.

^{31 Ref} They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, For he has done it.