1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, so far from the words of my groaning?
2O my God, I cry out in the daytime, but you do not answer. I cry in the night, and I am not silent.
3But you are holy, you who are enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you rescued them.
5They cried to you and were rescued. They trusted in you and were not put to shame.
6But I am a worm, and not a man. Men insult me, and the people despise me.
7All who see me laugh at me and mock me. They curl their lips and shake their heads, saying,
8"He trusted in the LORD to rescue him. Let the LORD rescue him, since he delighted in him."
9But you are the one who brought me out of the womb. You made me trust you while I was at my mother's breasts.
10I was laid upon you from birth. You have been my God from my mother's body.
11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
12Many bulls surround me. Strong bulls of Bashan close in on me.
13They open their mouths wide at me, like a lion tearing its prey and roaring.
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted inside me.
15My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery. My tongue sticks to my jaws. You have brought me down to the dust of death.
16Dogs surround me. A gang of evil men has closed in on me. They pierced my hands and my feet.
17I can count all my bones. They look at me and stare.
18They divide my clothes among them, and they cast lots for my clothing.
19But you, LORD, do not be far from me. O my strength, hurry to help me.
20Save my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion's mouth. You have heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22I will tell my brothers and sisters about your name. In the middle of the assembly I will praise you.
23You who fear the LORD, praise him. All you children of Jacob, give him glory. Fear him, all you children of Israel.
24For he has not despised or hated the suffering of the one who suffers. He has not hidden his face from him. When he cried to him, he heard.
25My praise in the great assembly comes from you. I will pay what I have vowed in front of those who fear him.
26The meek will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the LORD will praise him. May your heart live for ever.
27All the ends of the world will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will worship before you.
28For the kingdom belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
29All the rich of the earth will eat and worship. All who go down to the dust will bow before him, even the one who cannot keep his own soul alive.
30Their children will serve him. They will be counted to the Lord as a generation.
31They will come and tell his righteousness to a people not yet born, saying that he has done this.