To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth
Shahar
, A Psalm
of David
. My God
, my God
, why hast thou forsaken
me? why art thou so far
from helping
me, and from the words
of my roaring
?
O my God, I cry
in the daytime
, but thou hearest
not; and in the night season
, and am not silent
.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest
the praises
of Israel
.
Our fathers trusted
in thee: they trusted
, and thou didst deliver
them.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered
: they trusted
in thee, and were not confounded
.
But I am a worm, and no man
; a reproach
of men
, and despised
of the people
.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn
: they shoot out
the lip
, they shake
the head
, saying ,
He trusted on the LORD
that he would deliver
him: let him deliver
him, seeing he delighted
in him.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb
: thou didst make me hope
when I was upon my mother's
breasts
.
I was cast upon thee from the womb
: thou art my God
from my mother's
belly
.
Be not far from me; for trouble
is near
; for there is none to help
.
Many bulls
have compassed
me: strong
bulls of Bashan
have beset me round
.
They gaped upon me with their mouths
, as a ravening
and a roaring
lion
.
I am poured out like water
, and all my bones
are out of joint
: my heart
is like wax
; it is melted
in the midst
of my bowels
.
My strength is dried up
like a potsherd
; and my tongue
cleaveth
to my jaws
; and thou hast brought
me into the dust
of death
.
For dogs have compassed
me: the assembly
of the wicked
have inclosed
me: they pierced
my hands
and my feet
.
I may tell all my bones
: they look
and stare
upon me.
They part my garments
among them, and cast
lots
upon my vesture
.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD
: O my strength
, haste
thee to help
me.
Deliver my soul
from the sword
; my darling
from the power
of the dog
.
Save me from the lion's
mouth
: for thou hast heard
me from the horns
of the unicorns
.
I will declare thy name
unto my brethren
: in the midst
of the congregation
will I praise
thee.
Ye that fear the LORD
, praise
him; all ye the seed
of Jacob
, glorify
him; and fear
him, all ye the seed
of Israel
.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred
the affliction
of the afflicted
; neither hath he hid
his face
from him; but when he cried
unto him, he heard
.
My praise shall be of thee in the great
congregation
: I will pay
my vows
before them that fear
him.
The meek shall eat
and be satisfied
: they shall praise
the LORD
that seek
him: your heart
shall live
for ever
.
All the ends of the world
shall remember
and turn
unto the LORD
: and all the kindreds
of the nations
shall worship
before
thee.
For the kingdom is the LORD'S
: and he is the governor
among the nations
.
All they that be fat upon earth
shall eat
and worship
: all they that go down
to the dust
shall bow
before
him: and none can keep alive
his own soul
.
A seed shall serve
him; it shall be accounted
to the Lord
for a generation
.
They shall come, and shall declare
his righteousness
unto a people
that shall be born
, that he hath done
this .