Psalms Chapter 22 (NIV)
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Psalm 22For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me,so far from the words of my groaning?
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O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,by night, and am not silent.
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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;you are the praise of Israel.
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In you our fathers put their trust;they trusted and you delivered them.
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They cried to you and were saved;in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
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But I am a worm and not a man,scorned by men and despised by the people.
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All who see me mock me;they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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“He trusts in the Lord;let the Lord rescue him.Let him deliver him,since he delights in him.”
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Yet you brought me out of the womb;you made me trust in youeven at my mother’s breast.
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From birth I was cast upon you;from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
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Do not be far from me,for trouble is nearand there is no one to help.
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Many bulls surround me;strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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Roaring lions tearing their preyopen their mouths wide against me.
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I am poured out like water,and all my bones are out of joint.My heart has turned to wax;it has melted away within me.
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My 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.
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Dogs have surrounded me;a band of evil men has encircled me,they have pierced my hands and my feet.
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I can count all my bones;people stare and gloat over me.
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They divide my garments among themand cast lots for my clothing.
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But you, O Lord, be not far off;O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
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Deliver my life from the sword,my precious life from the power of the dogs.
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Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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I will declare your name to my brothers;in the congregation I will praise you.
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You who fear the Lord, praise him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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For he has not despised or disdainedthe suffering of the afflicted one;he has not hidden his face from himbut has listened to his cry for help.
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From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.
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The poor will eat and be satisfied;they who seek the Lord will praise him—may your hearts live forever!
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All the ends of the earthwill remember and turn to the Lord,and all the families of the nationswill bow down before him,
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for dominion belongs to the Lordand he rules over the nations.
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All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—those who cannot keep themselves alive.
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Posterity will serve him;future generations will be told about the Lord.
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They will proclaim his righteousnessto a people yet unborn—for he has done it.
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