| Chapter 22 |
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To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? -
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My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me. -
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And Thou [art] holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel. -
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In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them. -
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Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed. -
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And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people. -
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All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head, -
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'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.' -
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For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother. -
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On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God. -
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Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper. -
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Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me, -
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They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring. -
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As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels. -
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Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws. -
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And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet. -
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I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me, -
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They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall. -
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And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste. -
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Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one. -
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Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me! -
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I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee. -
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Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel. -
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For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth. -
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Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers. -
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The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever. -
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Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations, -
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For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations. -
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And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul. -
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A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation. -
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They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made! -
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