Psalm 22 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the music director; upon [a]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

22 (A)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
(B)Far from my [b]help are the words of my [c](C)groaning.
2 My God, I (D)cry out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but [d]I have no rest.
3 Yet (E)You are holy,
You who [e]are enthroned upon (F)the praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers (G)trusted;
They trusted and You (H)rescued them.
5 To You they cried out and they fled to safety;
(I)In You they trusted and were not [f]disappointed.

6 But I am a (J)worm and not a person,
A (K)disgrace of mankind and (L)despised by the people.
7 All who see me (M)deride me;
They [g]sneer, they (N)shake their heads, saying,
8 “[h]Turn [i]him over to the Lord; (O)let Him save him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

9 Yet You are He who (P)brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You (Q)from [j]birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 (R)Do not be far from me, for [k]trouble is near;
For there is (S)no one to help.
12 Many (T)bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of (U)Bashan have encircled me.
13 They (V)open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring (W)lion.
14 I am (X)poured out like water,
And all my (Y)bones are out of joint;
My (Z)heart is like wax;
It is melted within [l]me.
15 My (AA)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,
And (AB)my tongue clings to my jaws;
And You (AC)lay me [m]in the dust of death.
16 For (AD)dogs have surrounded me;
[n]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
[o]They (AE)pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones.
(AF)They look, they stare at me;
18 They (AG)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.

19 But You, Lord, (AH)do not be far away;
You who are my help, (AI)hurry to my assistance.
20 Save my [p]soul from (AJ)the sword,
My (AK)only life from the [q]power of the dog.
21 Save me from the (AL)lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the (AM)wild oxen You (AN)answer me.

22 I will (AO)proclaim Your name to my brothers;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 (AP)You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you [r]descendants of Jacob, (AQ)glorify Him,
And (AR)stand in awe of Him, all you [s]descendants of Israel.
24 For He has (AS)not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He (AT)hidden His face from him;
But (AU)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

25 From You comes (AV)my praise in the great assembly;
I shall (AW)pay my vows before those who fear Him.
26 The [t]afflicted will eat and (AX)be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will (AY)praise the Lord.
May your (AZ)heart live forever!
27 All the (BA)ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the (BB)families of the nations will worship before [u]You.
28 For the (BC)kingdom is the Lord’s
And He (BD)rules over the nations.
29 All the [v](BE)prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who (BF)go down to the dust will kneel before Him,
Even he who [w](BG)cannot keep his soul alive.
30 A [x](BH)posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to (BI)the coming generation.
31 They will come and (BJ)will declare His righteousness
To a people (BK)who will be born, that He has performed it.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22 Title Lit the doe of the morning
  2. Psalm 22:1 Or deliverance
  3. Psalm 22:1 Lit screaming
  4. Psalm 22:2 Lit there is no silence for me
  5. Psalm 22:3 Or inhabit the praises
  6. Psalm 22:5 Or ashamed
  7. Psalm 22:7 Lit open with the lip
  8. Psalm 22:8 Lit Roll...away to
  9. Psalm 22:8 Or it
  10. Psalm 22:10 Lit a womb
  11. Psalm 22:11 Or distress
  12. Psalm 22:14 Lit my inward parts
  13. Psalm 22:15 Lit to
  14. Psalm 22:16 Or An assembly
  15. Psalm 22:16 Another reading is Like a lion, my...
  16. Psalm 22:20 Or life
  17. Psalm 22:20 Lit paw
  18. Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
  19. Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
  20. Psalm 22:26 Or poor
  21. Psalm 22:27 Some ancient versions Him
  22. Psalm 22:29 Lit fat ones
  23. Psalm 22:29 Or did not
  24. Psalm 22:30 Lit seed

Cross references

  1. Psalm 22:1 : Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34
  2. Psalm 22:1 : Ps 10:1
  3. Psalm 22:1 : Job 3:24; Ps 6:6; 32:3; 38:8
  4. Psalm 22:2 : Ps 42:3; 88:1
  5. Psalm 22:3 : Ps 99:9
  6. Psalm 22:3 : Deut 10:21; Ps 148:14
  7. Psalm 22:4 : Ps 78:53
  8. Psalm 22:4 : Ps 107:6
  9. Psalm 22:5 : Is 49:23
  10. Psalm 22:6 : Job 25:6; Is 41:14
  11. Psalm 22:6 : Ps 31:11
  12. Psalm 22:6 : Is 49:7; 53:3
  13. Psalm 22:7 : Ps 79:4; Is 53:3; Luke 23:35
  14. Psalm 22:7 : Matt 27:39; Mark 15:29
  15. Psalm 22:8 : Ps 91:14; Matt 27:43
  16. Psalm 22:9 : Ps 71:5, 6
  17. Psalm 22:10 : Is 46:3; 49:1
  18. Psalm 22:11 : Ps 71:12
  19. Psalm 22:11 : 2 Kin 14:26; Ps 72:12; Is 63:5
  20. Psalm 22:12 : Ps 22:21; 68:30
  21. Psalm 22:12 : Deut 32:14; Amos 4:1
  22. Psalm 22:13 : Job 16:10; Ps 35:21; Lam 2:16; 3:46
  23. Psalm 22:13 : Ps 10:9; 17:12
  24. Psalm 22:14 : Job 30:16
  25. Psalm 22:14 : Ps 31:10; Dan 5:6
  26. Psalm 22:14 : Josh 7:5; Job 23:16; Ps 73:26; Nah 2:10
  27. Psalm 22:15 : Ps 38:10
  28. Psalm 22:15 : John 19:28
  29. Psalm 22:15 : Ps 104:29
  30. Psalm 22:16 : Ps 59:6, 7
  31. Psalm 22:16 : Matt 27:35; John 20:25
  32. Psalm 22:17 : Luke 23:27, 35
  33. Psalm 22:18 : Matt 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24
  34. Psalm 22:19 : Ps 22:11
  35. Psalm 22:19 : Ps 70:5
  36. Psalm 22:20 : Ps 37:14
  37. Psalm 22:20 : Ps 35:17
  38. Psalm 22:21 : Ps 22:13
  39. Psalm 22:21 : Ps 22:12
  40. Psalm 22:21 : Ps 34:4; 118:5; 120:1
  41. Psalm 22:22 : Ps 40:10; Heb 2:12
  42. Psalm 22:23 : Ps 135:19, 20
  43. Psalm 22:23 : Ps 86:12
  44. Psalm 22:23 : Ps 33:8
  45. Psalm 22:24 : Ps 69:33
  46. Psalm 22:24 : Ps 27:9; 69:17; 102:2
  47. Psalm 22:24 : Ps 31:22; Heb 5:7
  48. Psalm 22:25 : Ps 35:18; 40:9, 10
  49. Psalm 22:25 : Ps 61:8; Eccl 5:4
  50. Psalm 22:26 : Ps 107:9
  51. Psalm 22:26 : Ps 40:16
  52. Psalm 22:26 : Ps 69:32
  53. Psalm 22:27 : Ps 2:8; 82:8
  54. Psalm 22:27 : Ps 86:9
  55. Psalm 22:28 : Ps 47:7; Obad 21; Zech 14:9; Matt 6:13
  56. Psalm 22:28 : Ps 47:8
  57. Psalm 22:29 : Ps 17:10; 45:12; Hab 1:16
  58. Psalm 22:29 : Ps 28:1; Is 26:19
  59. Psalm 22:29 : Ps 89:48
  60. Psalm 22:30 : Ps 102:28
  61. Psalm 22:30 : Ps 102:18
  62. Psalm 22:31 : Ps 40:9; 71:18
  63. Psalm 22:31 : Ps 78:6

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