Psalm 22:1-31 AMP

[1] 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] O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet. [3] But You are holy, O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered]. [4] In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them. [5] They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed. [6] But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people. [7] All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying, [8] “He trusted and committed himself to the LORD, let Him save him. Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.” [9] Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb; You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts. [10] I was cast upon You from birth; From my mother’s womb You have been my God. [11] Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help. [12] Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. [13] They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion. [14] I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me. [15] My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death. [16] For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet. [17] I can count all my bones; They look, they stare at me. [18] They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment. [19] But You, O LORD, do not be far from me; O You my help, come quickly to my assistance. [20] Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner). [21] Save me from the lion’s mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me. [22] I will tell of Your name to my countrymen; In the midst of the congregation I will praise You. [23] You who fear the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel. [24] For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He listened. [25] My praise will be of You in the great assembly. I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him. [26] The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever! [27] All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You, [28] For the kingship and the kingdom are the LORD’S And He rules over the nations. [29] All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive. [30] Posterity will serve Him; They will tell of the Lord to the next generation. [31] They will come and declare His righteousness To a people yet to be born—that He has done it [and that it is finished].