Psalm 22:1-31 ICB

[1] My God, my God, why have you left me alone? You are too far away to save me. You are too far away to hear my moans. [2] My God, I call to you during the day. But you do not answer. And I call at night. I am not silent. [3] You sit as the Holy One. The praises of Israel are your throne. [4] Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted you, and you saved them. [5] They called to you for help. And they were rescued. They trusted you. And they were not disappointed. [6] But I am like a worm instead of a man. Men make fun of me. They look down on me. [7] Everyone who looks at me laughs. They stick out their tongues. They shake their heads. [8] They say, "Turn to the Lord for help. Maybe he will save you. If he likes you, maybe he will rescue you." [9] You had my mother give birth to me. You made me trust you while I was just a baby. [10] I have leaned on you since the day I was born. You have been my God since my mother gave birth to me. [11] So don't be far away from me. Now trouble is near, and there is no one to help. [12] Men have surrounded me like angry bulls. The strong bulls of Bashan are on every side. [13] Like hungry, roaring lions they open their jaws at me. [14] My strength is gone like water poured out onto the ground. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It has melted inside me. [15] My strength has dried up like a piece of a broken pot. My tongue sticks to the top of my mouth. You laid me in the dust of death. [16] Evil men have surrounded me. Like dogs they have trapped me. They have bitten my arms and legs. [17] I can count all my bones. People look and stare at me. [18] They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing. [19] But, Lord, don't be far away. You are my power. Hurry to help me. [20] Save me from the sword. Save my life from the dogs. [21] Rescue me from the lion's mouth. Save me from the horns of the bulls. [22] Then I will tell my brothers and sisters about you. I will praise you when your people meet to worship you. [23] Praise the Lord, all you who worship him. All you descendants of Jacob, honor him. Fear him, all you Israelites. [24] The Lord does not ignore the one who is in trouble. He doesn't hide from him. He listens when the one in trouble calls out to him. [25] Lord, I praise you in the great meeting of your people. These worshipers will see me do what I promised. [26] Poor people will eat until they are full. Those who look to the Lord will praise him. May your hearts live forever! [27] People everywhere will remember and will turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship him. [28] This is because the Lord is King. He rules the nations. [29] All the powerful people on earth will eat and worship. Everyone will bow down to him. [30] The people in the future will serve him. They will always be told about the Lord. [31] They will tell that he does what is right. People who are not yet born will hear what God has done.