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^(C1)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? ^(C2)Far from my ^(F1)help are the words of my ^(F2)(C3)groaning.

My God, I ^(C1)cry out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but ^(F1)I have no rest.

Yet ^(C1)You are holy, You who ^(F1)are enthroned upon ^(C2)the praises of Israel.

In You our fathers ^(C1)trusted; They trusted and You ^(C2)rescued them.

To You they cried out and they fled to safety; ^(C1)In You they trusted and were not ^(F1)disappointed.

But I am a ^(C1)worm and not a person, A ^(C2)disgrace of mankind and ^(C3)despised by the people.

All who see me ^(C1)deride me; They ^(F1)sneer, they ^(C2)shake their heads, saying,

"^(F1)Turn ^(F2)him over to the LORD; ^(C1)let Him save him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."

Yet You are He who ^(C1)brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother's breasts.

I was cast upon You ^(C1)from ^(F1)birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb.

^(C1)Do not be far from me, for ^(F1)trouble is near; For there is ^(C2)no one to help.

Many ^(C1)bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of ^(C2)Bashan have encircled me.

They ^(C1)open their mouths wide at me, As a ravening and roaring ^(C2)lion.

I am ^(C1)poured out like water, And all my ^(C2)bones are out of joint; My ^(C3)heart is like wax; It is melted within ^(F1)me.

My ^(C1)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery, And ^(C2)my tongue clings to my jaws; And You ^(C3)lay me ^(F1)in the dust of death.

For ^(C1)dogs have surrounded me; ^(F1)A band of evildoers has encompassed me; ^(F2)They ^(C2)pierced my hands and my feet.

I can count all my bones. ^(C1)They look, they stare at me;

They ^(C1)divide my garments among them, And they cast lots for my clothing.

But You, LORD, ^(C1)do not be far away; You who are my help, ^(C2)hurry to my assistance.

Save my ^(F1)soul from ^(C1)the sword, My ^(C2)only life from the ^(F2)power of the dog.

Save me from the ^(C1)lion's mouth; From the horns of the ^(C2)wild oxen You ^(C3)answer me.