[22:1] My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come.
[22:2] During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.
[22:3] But you are enthroned as the Holy One, the one whom Israel praises.
[22:4] Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.
[22:5] They called to you and escaped from danger; they trusted you and were not disappointed.
[22:6] But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!
[22:7] All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
[22:8] “You relied on the Lord,” they say. “Why doesn't he save you? If the Lord likes you, why doesn't he help you?”
[22:9] It was you who brought me safely through birth, and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
[22:10] I have relied on you since the day I was born, and you have always been my God.
[22:11] Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
[22:12] Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.
[22:13] They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.
[22:14] My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
[22:15] My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.
[22:16] An evil gang is around me; like a pack of dogs they close in on me; they tear at my hands and feet.
[22:17] All my bones can be seen. My enemies look at me and stare.
[22:18] They gamble for my clothes and divide them among themselves.
[22:19] O Lord, don't stay away from me! Come quickly to my rescue!
[22:20] Save me from the sword; save my life from these dogs.
[22:21] Rescue me from these lions; I am helpless before these wild bulls.
[22:22] I will tell my people what you have done; I will praise you in their assembly:
[22:23] “Praise him, you servants of the Lord! Honor him, you descendants of Jacob! Worship him, you people of Israel!
[22:24] He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help.”
[22:25] In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
[22:26] The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the Lord will praise him. May they prosper forever!
[22:27] All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.
[22:28] The Lord is king, and he rules the nations.
[22:29] All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.
[22:30] Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.
[22:31] People not yet born will be told: “The Lord saved his people.”