Psalms 22 : 1 (NCV)
My God, my God, why have you rejected me? You seem far from saving me, far from the words of my groaning.
Psalms 22 : 2 (NCV)
My God, I call to you during the day, but you do not answer. I call at night; I am not silent.
Psalms 22 : 3 (NCV)
You sit as the Holy One. The praises of Israel are your throne.
Psalms 22 : 4 (NCV)
Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted, and you saved them.
Psalms 22 : 5 (NCV)
They called to you for help and were rescued. They trusted you and were not disappointed.
Psalms 22 : 6 (NCV)
But I am like a worm instead of a man. People make fun of me and hate me.
Psalms 22 : 7 (NCV)
Those who look at me laugh. They stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
Psalms 22 : 8 (NCV)
They say, "Turn to the Lord for help. Maybe he will save you. If he likes you, maybe he will rescue you."
Psalms 22 : 9 (NCV)
You had my mother give birth to me. You made me trust you while I was just a baby.
Psalms 22 : 10 (NCV)
I have leaned on you since the day I was born; you have been my God since my mother gave me birth.
Psalms 22 : 11 (NCV)
So don't be far away from me. Now trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
Psalms 22 : 12 (NCV)
People have surrounded me like angry bulls. Like the strong bulls of Bashan, they are on every side.
Psalms 22 : 13 (NCV)
Like hungry, roaring lions they open their mouths at me.
Psalms 22 : 14 (NCV)
My strength is gone, like water poured out onto the ground, and my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted inside me.
Psalms 22 : 15 (NCV)
My strength has dried up like a clay pot, and my tongue sticks to the top of my mouth. You laid me in the dust of death.
Psalms 22 : 16 (NCV)
Evil people have surrounded me; like dogs they have trapped me. They have bitten my arms and legs.
Psalms 22 : 17 (NCV)
I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.
Psalms 22 : 18 (NCV)
They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing.
Psalms 22 : 19 (NCV)
But, Lord, don't be far away. You are my strength; hurry to help me.
Psalms 22 : 20 (NCV)
Save me from the sword; save my life from the dogs.
Psalms 22 : 21 (NCV)
Rescue me from the lion's mouth; save me from the horns of the bulls.
Psalms 22 : 22 (NCV)
Then I will tell my fellow Israelites about you; I will praise you in the public meeting.
Psalms 22 : 23 (NCV)
Praise the Lord, all you who respect him. All you descendants of Jacob, honor him; fear him, all you Israelites.
Psalms 22 : 24 (NCV)
He does not ignore those in trouble. He doesn't hide from them but listens when they call out to him.
Psalms 22 : 25 (NCV)
Lord, I praise you in the great meeting of your people; these worshipers will see me do what I promised.
Psalms 22 : 26 (NCV)
Poor people will eat until they are full; those who look to the Lord will praise him. May your hearts live forever!
Psalms 22 : 27 (NCV)
People everywhere will remember and will turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship him
Psalms 22 : 28 (NCV)
because the Lord is King, and he rules the nations.
Psalms 22 : 29 (NCV)
All the powerful people on earth will eat and worship. Everyone will bow down to him, all who will one day die.
Psalms 22 : 30 (NCV)
The people in the future will serve him; they will always be told about the Lord.
Psalms 22 : 31 (NCV)
They will tell that he does what is right. People who are not yet born will hear what God has done. A psalm of David.
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