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Why Have You Forsaken Me

Psalms 22:1 - 31 (NASB) PSALM 2222PSALM 22A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.For the choir director; upon AAijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.   1aMatt 27:46; Mark 15:34 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? [J]Or Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? bPs 10:1 Far from my deliverance are the words of my [K]Lit roaring cJob 3:24; Ps 6:6; 32:3; 38:8groaning. 2O my God, I aPs 42:3; 88:1cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but [L]Lit there is no silence for me I have no rest. 3Yet aPs 99:9 You are holy, O You who [M]Or inhabit the praises are enthroned upon bDeut 10:21; Ps 148:14the praises of Israel. 4In You our fathers aPs 78:53 trusted; They trusted and You bPs 107:6delivered them. 5To You they cried out and were delivered; aIs 49:23In You they trusted and were not [N]Or ashamed disappointed. 6But I am a aJob 25:6; Is 41:14 worm and not a man, A bPs 31:11 reproach of men and cIs 49:7; 53:3despised by the people. 7All who see me [O]Or mock me aPs 79:4; Is 53:3; Luke 23:35 sneer at me; They [P]I.e. make mouths at me separate with the lip, they bMatt 27:39; Mark 15:29wag the head, saying, 8“[Q]Lit Roll; another reading is He committed himself Commit yourself to the Lord; aPs 91:14; Matt 27:43let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.” 9Yet You are He who aPs 71:5, 6brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts. 10Upon You I was cast aIs 46:3; 49:1from [R]Lit a womb birth; You have been my God from my mother’s womb. 11aPs 71:12 Be not far from me, for [S]Or distress trouble is near; For there is b2 Kin 14:26; Ps 72:12; Is 63:5none to help. 12Many aPs 22:21; 68:30 bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of bDeut 32:14; Amos 4:1Bashan have encircled me. 13They aJob 16:10; Ps 35:21; Lam 2:16; 3:46 open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring bPs 10:9; 17:12lion. 14I am aJob 30:16 poured out like water, And all my bPs 31:10; Dan 5:6 bones are out of joint; My cJosh 7:5; Job 23:16; Ps 73:26; Nah 2:10heart is like wax; It is melted within [T]Lit my inward parts me. 15My aPs 38:10 strength is dried up like a potsherd, And bJohn 19:28 my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You cPs 104:29lay me [U]Lit to in the dust of death. 16For aPs 59:6, 7 dogs have surrounded me; [V]Or An assembly A band of evildoers has encompassed me; [W]Another reading is Like a lion, my... They bMatt 27:35; John 20:25pierced my hands and my feet. 17I can count all my bones. aLuke 23:27, 35They look, they stare at me; 18They aMatt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots. 19But You, O Lord, aPs 22:11 be not far off; O You my help, bPs 70:5hasten to my assistance. 20Deliver my [X]Or life soul from aPs 37:14 the sword, My bPs 35:17only life from the [Y]Lit paw power of the dog. 21Save me from the aPs 22:13 lion's mouth; From the horns of the bPs 22:12 wild oxen You cPs 34:4; 118:5; 120:1answer me. 22I will aPs 40:10; Heb 2:12tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. 23aPs 135:19, 20 You who fear the Lord, praise Him; All you [Z]Lit seed descendants of Jacob, bPs 86:12 glorify Him, And cPs 33:8stand in awe of Him, all you [A]Lit seed descendants of Israel. 24For He has aPs 69:33 not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He bPs 27:9; 69:17; 102:2 hidden His face from him; But cPs 31:22; Heb 5:7when he cried to Him for help, He heard. 25From You comes aPs 35:18; 40:9, 10 my praise in the great assembly; I shall bPs 61:8; Eccl 5:4pay my vows before those who fear Him. 26The [B]Or poor afflicted will eat and aPs 107:9 be satisfied; Those who seek Him will bPs 40:16 praise the Lord. Let your cPs 69:32heart live forever! 27All the aPs 2:8; 82:8 ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the bPs 86:9families of the nations will worship before [C]Some versions read Him You. 28For the aPs 47:7; Obad 21; Zech 14:9; Matt 6:13 kingdom is the Lord"s And He bPs 47:8rules over the nations. 29All the [D]Lit fat ones aPs 17:10; 45:12; Hab 1:16 prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who bPs 28:1; Is 26:19 go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who [E]Or did not cPs 89:48cannot keep his soul alive. 30[F]Lit A seed aPs 102:28 Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to bPs 102:18the coming generation. 31They will come and aPs 40:9; 71:18 will declare His righteousness To a people bPs 78:6who will be born, that He has performed it. Psalms 22:1 - 31 (NASB)