| Chapter 22 |
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? |
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My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don`t answer; In the night season, and am not silent. |
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But you are holy, You who inhabit the praises of Israel. |
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Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. |
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They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not put to shame. |
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But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. |
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All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying, |
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"He trusts in Yahweh; Let him deliver him; Let him rescue him, since he delights in him." |
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But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother`s breasts. |
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I was thrown on you from my mother`s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me. |
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Don`t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help. |
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Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. |
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They open their mouths wide against me, Lions tearing prey and roaring. |
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I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. |
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My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death. |
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For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evil-doers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet. |
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I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me. |
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They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing. |
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But don`t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me. |
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Deliver my soul from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog. |
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Save me from the lion`s mouth; Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me. |
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I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, will I praise you. |
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You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! |
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For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hid his face from him; But when he cried to him, he heard. |
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Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him. |
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The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever. |
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All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you. |
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For the kingdom is Yahweh`s. He is the ruler over the nations. |
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All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he who can`t keep his soul alive. |
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Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord. |
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They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, For he has done it. Psalm 23 A Psalm by David. |