¹To the Chief Musician, on the deer of the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, and are far from my deliverance, from the words of my groaning? ²O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; and in the night, and there is no silence to me. ³But You are holy, being enthroned on Israel's praises. ⁴Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them. ⁵They cried to You, and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not ashamed. ⁶But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of mankind, and despised by the people. ⁷All who see Me scornfully laugh at me; they open the lip; they shake the head, saying , ⁸He rolled on Jehovah, let Him deliver Him; let Him rescue Him, since He delights in Him. ⁹For You are He , my Taker from the womb; causing me to trust on My mother's breasts. ¹⁰I was cast on You from the womb, from My mother's belly, You are my God. ¹¹Be not far from Me; for trouble is near; because no one is there to help. ¹²Many bulls have circled around Me; strong bulls of Bashan have surrounded Me. ¹³They opened their mouth on Me, like a lion ripping and roaring. ¹⁴I am poured out like waters, and all My bones are spread apart; My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My bowels. ¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and My tongue clings to My jaws; ¹⁶and You appoint Me to the dust of death; for dogs have encircled Me; band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercers of My hands and My feet. ¹⁷I count all My bones; they look, they stare at Me. ¹⁸They divide My garments among them, and they made fall a lot for My clothing. ¹⁹But You, O Jehovah, be not far off; O My Strength, hurry to help Me! ²⁰Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of the dog. ²¹Save Me from the lion's mouth; and from the horns of the wild oxen. You have answered Me. ²²I will declare Your name to My brothers; I will praise You in the midst of the assembly. ²³You who fear Jehovah, praise Him; all the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and all the seed of Israel, fear Him. ²⁴For He has not despised nor hated the affliction of the afflicted; and He has not hidden His face from him, but when He cried to Him, He heard. ²⁵My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay my vows before His fearers. ²⁶The meek shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek Jehovah shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever. ²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn back to Jehovah; and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. ²⁸For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and He is the ruler among the nations. ²⁹All the fat ones of the earth have eaten, and have worshiped; all those going down to the dust shall bow before Him; and he kept not his own soul alive. ³⁰A seed shall serve Him; it shall be spoken of the Lord to the coming generation; ³¹they shall come and shall declare His righteousness to a people that shall yet be born; for He has done it.