{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":22,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/21","next":"psalms/23","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, [so far] from my words of groaning?","f":["Cited in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 My God, my God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"why have You forsaken me?"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Why are You so far from saving me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[so far] from my words of groaning?"}],"h":"The Psalm of the Cross","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I cry out by day, O my God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but You do not answer,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and by night,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but I have no rest."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Yet You are holy,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"enthroned on the praises of Israel."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In You our fathers trusted;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they trusted and You delivered them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They cried out to You and were set free;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they trusted in You and were not disappointed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But I am a worm and not a man,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"scorned by men and despised by the people."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":7,"t":"All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"All who see me mock me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they sneer and shake their heads:"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"“ He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”","f":["Cited in Matthew 27:43"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ He trusts in the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let the LORD deliver him;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"let the LORD rescue him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"since He delights in him.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Yet You brought me forth from the womb;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You made me secure at my mother’s breast."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"From birth I was cast upon You;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from my mother’s womb You have been my God."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Be not far from me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for trouble is near"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and there is no one to help."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Many bulls surround me; strong [bulls] of Bashan encircle me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Many bulls surround me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"strong [bulls] of Bashan encircle me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They open their jaws against me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"like lions that roar and maul."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I am poured out like water,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and all my bones are disjointed."},{"style":"indent1","t":"My heart is like wax;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"it melts away within me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.","f":["MT; or My mouth, a possible reading of the original Hebrew text"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My strength is dried up like a potsherd,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth."},{"style":"indent2","t":"You lay me in the dust of death."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.","f":["DSS, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most MT like a lion at my hands and feet"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For dogs surround me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a band of evil men encircles me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they have pierced my hands and feet."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":17,"t":"I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I can count all my bones;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they stare and gloat over me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.","f":["Cited in John 19:24; see also Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, and Luke 23:34"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They divide my garments among them"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and cast lots for my clothing."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But You, O LORD, be not far off;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O my Strength, come quickly to help me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Deliver my soul from the sword,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my precious life from the power of wild dogs."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Save me from the mouth of the lion;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.","f":["LXX I will sing Your praises in the assembly; cited in Hebrews 2:12."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will praise You in the assembly."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You who fear the LORD, praise Him!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"All descendants of Jacob, honor Him!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"All offspring of Israel, revere Him!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He has not despised or detested"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the torment of the afflicted."},{"style":"indent1","t":"He has not hidden His face from him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but has attended to his cry for help."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"My praise for You [resounds] in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"My praise for You [resounds] in the great assembly;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":26,"t":"The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The poor will eat and be satisfied;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"those who seek the LORD will praise Him."},{"style":"indent2","t":"May your hearts live forever!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"All the ends of the earth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will remember and turn to the LORD."},{"style":"indent1","t":"All the families of the nations"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will bow down before Him."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":28,"t":"For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For dominion belongs to the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He rules over the nations."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him — even those unable to preserve their lives.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even those unable to preserve their lives."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Posterity will serve Him;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they will declare the Lord to a new generation."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn — all that He has done.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They will come and proclaim His righteousness"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to a people yet unborn —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"all that He has done."}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"For the choirmaster. To the tune of “ The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David."}