Psalm 22:1-31 CEB

[1] My God! My God, why have you left me all alone? Why are you so far from saving me—so far from my anguished groans? [2] My God, I cry out during the day, but you don’t answer; even at nighttime I don’t stop. [3] You are the holy one, enthroned. You are Israel’s praise. [4] Our ancestors trusted you—they trusted you and you rescued them; [5] they cried out to you and they were saved; they trusted you and they weren’t ashamed. [6] But I’m just a worm, less than human; insulted by one person, despised by another. [7] All who see me make fun of me—they gape, shaking their heads: [8] “He committed himself to the LORD, so let God rescue him; let God deliver him because God likes him so much.” [9] But you are the one who pulled me from the womb, placing me safely at my mother’s breasts. [10] I was thrown on you from birth; you’ve been my God since I was in my mother’s womb. [11] Please don’t be far from me, because trouble is near and there’s no one to help. [12] Many bulls surround me; mighty bulls from Bashan encircle me. [13] They open their mouths at me like a lion ripping and roaring! [14] I’m poured out like water. All my bones have fallen apart. My heart is like wax; it melts inside me. [15] My strength is dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you’ve set me down in the dirt of death. [16] Dogs surround me; a pack of evil people circle me like a lion—oh, my poor hands and feet! [17] I can count all my bones! Meanwhile, they just stare at me, watching me. [18] They divvy up my garments among themselves; they cast lots for my clothes. [19] But you, LORD! Don’t be far away! You are my strength! Come quick and help me! [20] Deliver me from the sword. Deliver my life from the power of the dog. [21] Save me from the mouth of the lion. From the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me! [22] I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; I will praise you in the very center of the congregation! [23] All of you who revere the LORD—praise him! All of you who are Jacob’s descendants—honor him! All of you who are all Israel’s offspring—stand in awe of him! [24] Because he didn’t despise or detest the suffering of the one who suffered—he didn’t hide his face from me. No, he listened when I cried out to him for help. [25] I offer praise in the great congregation because of you; I will fulfill my promises in the presence of those who honor God. [26] Let all those who are suffering eat and be full! Let all who seek the LORD praise him! I pray your hearts live forever! [27] Every part of the earth will remember and come back to the LORD; every family among all the nations will worship you. [28] Because the right to rule belongs to the LORD, he rules all nations. [29] Indeed, all the earth’s powerful will worship him; all who are descending to the dust will kneel before him; my being also lives for him. [30] Future descendants will serve him; generations to come will be told about my Lord. [31] They will proclaim God’s righteousness to those not yet born, telling them what God has done.