Psalms 22:1
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Psalm 22:1
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My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
Psalm 22:2
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O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.
Psalm 22:3
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Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
Psalm 22:4
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In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.
Psalm 22:5
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To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.
Psalm 22:6
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But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.
Psalm 22:7
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All who see me sneer at me; They (I.e. make mouths at me) separate with the lip, they wag the head, {saying,}
Psalm 22:8
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"(Lit {Roll;} another reading is {He committed} himself) Commit {yourself} to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."
Psalm 22:9
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Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust {when} upon my mother's breasts.
Psalm 22:10
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Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb.
Psalm 22:11
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Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Psalm 22:12
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Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong {bulls} of Bashan have encircled me.
Psalm 22:13
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They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 22:14
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I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
Psalm 22:15
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My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.
Psalm 22:16
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For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 22:17
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I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me;
Psalm 22:18
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They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.
Psalm 22:19
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But You, O LORD, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance.
Psalm 22:20
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Deliver my soul from the sword, My only {life} from the power of the dog.
Psalm 22:21
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Save me from the lion's mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
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