Psalms 22 : 1 (NLT)
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
Psalms 22 : 2 (NLT)
Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night you hear my voice, but I find no relief.
Psalms 22 : 3 (NLT)
Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
Psalms 22 : 4 (NLT)
Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.
Psalms 22 : 5 (NLT)
They cried out to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were never disgraced.
Psalms 22 : 6 (NLT)
But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
Psalms 22 : 7 (NLT)
Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
Psalms 22 : 8 (NLT)
"Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!"
Psalms 22 : 9 (NLT)
Yet you brought me safely from my mother's womb and led me to trust you at my mother's breast.
Psalms 22 : 10 (NLT)
I was thrust into your arms at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.
Psalms 22 : 11 (NLT)
Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
Psalms 22 : 12 (NLT)
My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
Psalms 22 : 13 (NLT)
Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.
Psalms 22 : 14 (NLT)
My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
Psalms 22 : 15 (NLT)
My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
Psalms 22 : 16 (NLT)
My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalms 22 : 17 (NLT)
I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
Psalms 22 : 18 (NLT)
They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.
Psalms 22 : 19 (NLT)
O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
Psalms 22 : 20 (NLT)
Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
Psalms 22 : 21 (NLT)
Snatch me from the lion's jaws and from the horns of these wild oxen.
Psalms 22 : 22 (NLT)
I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.
Psalms 22 : 23 (NLT)
Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
Psalms 22 : 24 (NLT)
For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.
Psalms 22 : 25 (NLT)
I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
Psalms 22 : 26 (NLT)
The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
Psalms 22 : 27 (NLT)
The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
Psalms 22 : 28 (NLT)
For royal power belongs to the LORD. He rules all the nations.
Psalms 22 : 29 (NLT)
Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust.
Psalms 22 : 30 (NLT)
Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
Psalms 22 : 31 (NLT)
His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done. A psalm of David.
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