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

^(a)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? ^[b](b)Far from my deliverance are the words of my ^[c](c)groaning.

O my God, I ^(d)cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but ^[d]I have no rest.

Yet ^(e)You are holy, O You who ^[e]are enthroned upon ^(f)the praises of Israel.

In You our fathers ^(g)trusted; They trusted and You ^(h)delivered them.

To You they cried out and were delivered; ⁽ⁱ⁾In You they trusted and were not ^[f]disappointed.

But I am a ^(j)worm and not a man, A ^(k)reproach of men and ^(l)despised by the people.

All who see me ^[g](m)sneer at me; They ^[h]separate with the lip, they ⁽ⁿ⁾wag the head, saying,

"^[i]Commit yourself to the Lord ; ^(o)let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."

Yet You are He who ^(p)brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother's breasts.

Upon You I was cast ^(q)from ^[j]birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb.

^(r)Be not far from me, for ^[k]trouble is near; For there is ^(s)none to help.

Many ^(t)bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of ^(u)Bashan have encircled me.

They ^(v)open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring ^(w)lion.

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.

My ^(aa)strength is dried up like a potsherd, And ^(ab)my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You ^(ac)lay me ^[m]in the dust of death.

For ^(ad)dogs have surrounded me; ^[n]A band of evildoers has encompassed me; ^[o]They ^(ae)pierced my hands and my feet.

I can count all my bones. ^(af)They look, they stare at me;

They ^(ag)divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

But You, O Lord , ^(ah)be not far off; O You my help, ^(ai)hasten to my assistance.

Deliver my ^[p]soul from ^(aj)the sword, My ^(ak)only life from the ^[q]power of the dog.

Save me from the ^(al)lion's mouth; From the horns of the ^(am)wild oxen You ^(an)answer me.

I will ^(ao)tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

^(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.

For He has ^(as)not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He ^(at)hidden His face from him; But ^(au)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

From You comes ^(av)my praise in the great assembly; I shall ^(aw)pay my vows before those who fear Him.

The ^[t]afflicted will eat and ^(ax)be satisfied; Those who seek Him will ^(ay)praise the Lord . Let your ^(az)heart live forever!

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.

For the ^(bc)kingdom is the Lord's And He ^(bd)rules over the nations.

All the ^[v](be)prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who ^(bf)go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who ^[w](bg)cannot keep his soul alive.

^[x](bh)Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to ^(bi)the coming generation.

They will come and ^(bj)will declare His righteousness To a people ^(bk)who will be born, that He has performed it.