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, and from the words of my groaning? ²O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and in the night, and am not silent. ³But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 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 men, and despised by the people. ⁷All who see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip; they shake the head, saying, ⁸He trusted on the LORD; let Him deliver him; let Him rescue him, since He delights in him! ⁹For You are He who took me out of the womb, causing me to trust when I was on my mother's breasts. ¹⁰I was cast on You from the womb; You are my God from my mother's belly. ¹¹Be not far from me; for trouble is near, for there is none to help. ¹²Many bulls have circled around me; strong bulls of Bashan have surrounded me. ¹³They opened wide their mouths on me, like a ripping and a roaring lion. ¹⁴I am poured out like water, 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 have brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have circled around me; the band of spoilers have hemmed me in, piercers of my hands and my feet. ¹⁷I can count all my bones; they look and stare at me. ¹⁸They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. ¹⁹But You, O LORD, be not far from me; O my strength, hurry to help me! ²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the dog's hand. ²¹Save me from the lion's mouth; from the wild oxen's horns. You have answered me. ²²I will declare Your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise You. ²³You who fear the LORD, praise Him; all of you, the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him all the seed of Israel. 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 congregation; I will pay my vows before the ones who fear Him. ²⁶The meek shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever. ²⁷All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. ²⁸For the kingdom is the LORD's; and He is the ruler among the nations. ²⁹All the fat ones on the earth shall eat and worship; all those who go down to the dust shall bow before Him; and none can keep alive his own soul. 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, that He has done this.