22:1 <To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.> My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 1 , <To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.> My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?
22:2 O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 2 , O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.
22:3 But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 3 , But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.
22:4 Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 4 , Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour.
22:5 They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 5 , They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.
22:6 But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 6 , But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.
22:7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 7 , I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,
22:8 He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 8 , He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.
22:9 But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 9 , But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.
22:10 I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 10 , I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body.
22:11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 11 , Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.
22:12 A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 12 , A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
22:13 I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 13 , I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
22:14 I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 14 , I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.
22:15 My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 15 , My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.
22:16 Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 16 , Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
22:17 I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 17 , I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:
22:18 They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 18 , They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.
22:19 Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 19 , Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.
22:20 Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 20 , Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.
22:21 Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 21 , Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.
22:22 I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 22 , I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.
22:23 You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 23 , You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.
22:24 For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 24 , For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.
22:25 My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 25 , My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.
22:26 The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 26 , The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.
22:27 All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 27 , All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
22:28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 28 , For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.
22:29 All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 29 , All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.
22:30 A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 30 , A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.
22:31 They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.
The BBE Book of Psalms , Chapter 22 , Verse 31 , They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.