Psalms 22
Superscription to the chief musician upon Aijeleth Shahar
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me
אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי רָחוֹק מִֽישׁוּעָתִי דִּבְרֵי שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
אֱֽלֹהַי אֶקְרָא יוֹמָם וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה וְלַיְלָה וְֽלֹא-דֽוּמִיָּה לִֽי׃
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
וְאַתָּה קָדוֹשׁ יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
בְּךָ בָּטְחוּ אֲבֹתֵינוּ בָּטְחוּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא-בֽוֹשׁוּ׃
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
וְאָנֹכִי תוֹלַעַת וְלֹא-אִישׁ חֶרְפַּת אָדָם וּבְזוּי עָֽם׃
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
כָּל-רֹאַי יַלְעִגוּ לִי יַפְטִירוּ בְשָׂפָה יָנִיעוּ רֹֽאשׁ׃
All they that see me laugh scorn: me to they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
גֹּל אֶל-יְהוָה יְפַלְּטֵהוּ יַצִּילֵהוּ כִּי חָפֵֽץ בּֽוֹ׃
He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
כִּֽי-אַתָּה גֹחִי מִבָּטֶן מַבְטִיחִי עַל-שְׁדֵי אִמִּֽי׃
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
עָלֶיךָ הָשְׁלַכְתִּי מֵרָחֶם מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אֵלִי אָֽתָּה׃
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
אַל-תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי כִּי-צָרָה קְרוֹבָה כִּי-אֵין עוֹזֵֽר׃
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
סְבָבוּנִי פָּרִים רַבִּים אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
פָּצוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּֽרְדוּ כָּֽל-עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ׀ כֹּחִי וּלְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֹחָי וְֽלַעֲפַר-מָוֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִי׃
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
כִּי סְבָבוּנִי כְּלָבִים עֲדַת מְרֵעִים הִקִּיפוּנִי כָּאֲרִי יָדַי וְרַגְלָֽי׃
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
אֲסַפֵּר כָּל-עַצְמוֹתָי הֵמָּה יַבִּיטוּ יִרְאוּ-בִֽי׃
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
יְחַלְּקוּ בְגָדַי לָהֶם וְעַל-לְבוּשִׁי יַפִּילוּ גוֹרָֽל׃
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
וְאַתָּה יְהוָה אַל-תִּרְחָק אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חֽוּשָׁה׃
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
הַצִּילָה מֵחֶרֶב נַפְשִׁי מִיַּד-כֶּלֶב יְחִידָתִֽי׃
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מִפִּי אַרְיֵה וּמִקַּרְנֵי רֵמִים עֲנִיתָֽנִי׃
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Praise in the great congregation
אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ׃
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
יִרְאֵי יְהוָה׀ הַֽלְלוּהוּ כָּל-זֶרַע יַעֲקֹב כַּבְּדוּהוּ וְגוּרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל-זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
כִּי לֹֽא-בָזָה וְלֹא שִׁקַּץ עֱנוּת עָנִי וְלֹא-הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ וּֽבְשַׁוְּעוֹ אֵלָיו שָׁמֵֽעַ׃
For he 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.
מֵאִתְּךָ תְֽהִלָּתִי בְּקָהָל רָב נְדָרַי אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגֶד יְרֵאָֽיו׃
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
יֹאכְלוּ עֲנָוִים׀ וְיִשְׂבָּעוּ יְהַֽלְלוּ יְהוָה דֹּרְשָׁיו יְחִי לְבַבְכֶם לָעַֽד׃
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
יִזְכְּרוּ׀ וְיָשֻׁבוּ אֶל-יְהוָה כָּל-אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ כָּֽל-מִשְׁפְּחוֹת גּוֹיִֽם׃
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
כִּי לַיהוָה הַמְּלוּכָה וּמֹשֵׁל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃
For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.
אָכְלוּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ׀ כָּֽל-דִּשְׁנֵי-אֶרֶץ לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ כָּל-יוֹרְדֵי עָפָר וְנַפְשׁוֹ לֹא חִיָּֽה׃
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
זֶרַע יַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ יְסֻפַּר לַֽאדֹנָי לַדּֽוֹר׃
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
יָבֹאוּ וְיַגִּידוּ צִדְקָתוֹ לְעַם נוֹלָד כִּי עָשָֽׂה׃
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.