1David complaineth and prayeth as one sorely distressed: 22he promiseth public thanksgiving and praise for mercy shewn him.
To the chief Musician upon aAijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
1My 1God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far afrom helping me, and from the words of 2my roaring?
2O my God, 1I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and aam not silent.
3But 1thou art holy, O thou that 2inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4Our 1fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were 1not confounded.
6But I am1a worm, and no man; 2a reproach of men, and 3despised of the people.
7All 1they that see me laugh me to scorn: they ashoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8He atrusted on the Lordthat he would deliver him: 1let him deliver him, bseeing he delighted in him.
9But thou art he that 1took me out of the womb: 2thou didst amake me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10I 1was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11Be 1not far from me; for trouble is near; for there isanone to help.
12Many 1bulls have compassed me: 2strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13They 1agaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I 1am poured out like water, and all my bones are aout of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15My 1strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and 2thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16For 1dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: 2they pierced my hands and my feet.
17I 1may tell all my bones: 2they look and stare upon me.
18They 1part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19But 1be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20Deliver my soul from 1the sword; amy darling bfrom the power of 2the dog.
21Save me from the 1lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me 2from the horns of the unicorns.
22I 1will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23Ye 1that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24For 1he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25My 1praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26The 1meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27All 1the ends of the world shall 2remember and 3turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28For 1the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the governor among the nations.
29All they that be1fat upon earth 2shall eat and worship: all they that 3go down to the dust shall bow before him: and 4none can keep alive his own soul.
30A 1seed shall serve him; 2it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31They 1shall come, and shall declare 2his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.