^{1 Ref} To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?

^{2 Ref} My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.

^{3 Ref} And Thou `art' holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel.

^{4 Ref} In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

^{5 Ref} Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

^{6 Ref} And I `am' a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

^{7 Ref} All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

^{8 Ref} `Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

^{9 Ref} For thou `art' He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.

^{10 Ref} On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou `art' my God.

^{11 Ref} Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

^{12 Ref} Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

^{13 Ref} They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

^{14 Ref} As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

^{15 Ref} Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

^{16 Ref} And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

^{17 Ref} I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me,

^{18 Ref} They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

^{19 Ref} And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

^{20 Ref} Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

^{21 Ref} Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

^{22 Ref} I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

^{23 Ref} Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

^{24 Ref} For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

^{25 Ref} Of Thee my praise `is' in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.

^{26 Ref} The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

^{27 Ref} Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

^{28 Ref} For to Jehovah `is' the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

^{29 Ref} And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he `who' hath not revived his soul.

^{30 Ref} A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

^{31 Ref} They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!