Psalms 22

Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 22 begins with an individual lamenting that God has forsaken him despite his constant cries day and night, while recalling how past generations trusted and were delivered. The speaker describes severe physical and emotional distress, feeling like a scorned worm surrounded by hostile onlookers, strong bulls, roaring lions, and evil men who pierce his hands and feet and cast lots for his garments. After pleading for immediate divine help from the sword and the mouth of the wild beasts, the speaker's tone shifts to declaration and thanksgiving upon receiving an answer. He vows to proclaim the Lord's name and praise Him in the great assembly among those who fear Him. The psalm concludes with a vision of all the families of the nations, the poor, the rich, and future generations turning to the Lord, worshiping Him, and declaring His righteousness to a people yet unborn.

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¹My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? ²I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. ³Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. ⁴In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. ⁵They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed. ⁶But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. ⁷All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: ⁸“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” ⁹Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast. ¹⁰From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God. ¹¹Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. ¹²Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. ¹³They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. ¹⁴I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. ¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. ¹⁶For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. ¹⁷I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. ¹⁸They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. ¹⁹But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. ²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs. ²¹Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me! ²²I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. ²³You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! ²⁴For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help. ²⁵My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. ²⁶The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever! ²⁷All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. ²⁸For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. ²⁹All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives. ³⁰Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation. ³¹They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.

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