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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Deer of the Dawn.' [fn] A Psalm of David. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?Why are You so far from helping Me,And from the words of My groaning?

O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.

O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.

O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me.

But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.

Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.

They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.

But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying,

"He trusted [fn] in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"

He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts.

For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother’s breasts.

I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God.

I was cast on 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.

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.

Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.

They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.

They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.

For dogs have surrounded Me;The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.They pierced [fn] My hands and My feet;

For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.

I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.

They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.

They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.

They parted my garments among themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.

But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.

Save me from the lion’s mouth; and regard my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.

I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.

For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.

For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.

My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

All the ends of the worldShall remember and turn to the Lord,And all the families of the nationsShall worship before You. [fn]

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.

For the kingdom is the LORD's, And He rules over the nations.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s; and he is the governor of the nations.

All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.

A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.

They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.

And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.