1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764 upon Aijeleth * h365 Shahar * h7837, A Psalm * h4210 of David * h1732. My God * h410, my God * h410, why hast thou forsaken * h5800 h8804 me? why art thou so far * h7350 from helping * h3444 me, and from the words * h1697 of my roaring * h7581? Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning helping...: Heb. my salvation
2 O my God * h430, I cry * h7121 h8799 in the daytime * h3119, but thou hearest * h6030 h8799 not; and in the night season * h3915, and am not silent * h1747. am...: Heb. there is no silence to me
3 But thou art holy * h6918, O thou that inhabitest * h3427 h8802 the praises * h8416 of Israel * h3478.
4 Our fathers * h1 trusted * h982 h8804 in thee: they trusted * h982 h8804, and thou didst deliver * h6403 h8762 them.
5 They cried * h2199 h8804 unto thee, and were delivered * h4422 h8738: they trusted * h982 h8804 in thee, and were not confounded * h954 h8804.
6 But I am a worm * h8438, and no man * h376; a reproach * h2781 of men * h120, and despised * h959 h8803 of the people * h5971.
7 All they that see * h7200 h8802 me laugh me to scorn * h3932 h8686: they shoot out * h6358 h8686 the lip * h8193, they shake * h5128 h8686 the head * h7218, saying , shoot...: Heb. open
8 He trusted * h1556 h8800 on the LORD * h3068 that he would deliver * h6403 h8762 him: let him deliver * h5337 h8686 him, seeing he delighted * h2654 h8804 in him. He trusted...: Heb. He rolled himself on seeing...: or, if he delight in
9 But thou art he that took * h1518 h8801 me out of the womb * h990: thou didst make me hope * h982 h8688 when I was upon my mother's * h517 breasts * h7699. didst...: or, kept me in safety
10 I was cast * h7993 h8717 upon thee from the womb * h7358: thou art my God * h410 from my mother's * h517 belly * h990.
11 Be not far * h7368 h8799 from me; for trouble * h6869 is near * h7138; for there is none to help * h5826 h8802. none...: Heb. not a helper
12 Many * h7227 bulls * h6499 have compassed * h5437 h8804 me: strong * h47 bulls of Bashan * h1316 have beset me round * h3803 h8765.
13 They gaped * h6475 h8804 upon me with their mouths * h6310, as a ravening * h2963 h8802 and a roaring * h7580 h8802 lion * h738. gaped...: Heb. opened their mouths against me
14 I am poured out * h8210 h8738 like water * h4325, and all my bones * h6106 are out of joint * h6504 h8694: my heart * h3820 is like wax * h1749; it is melted * h4549 h8738 in the midst * h8432 of my bowels * h4578. out of...: or, sundered
15 My strength * h3581 is dried up * h3001 h8804 like a potsherd * h2789; and my tongue * h3956 cleaveth * h1692 h8716 to my jaws * h4455; and thou hast brought * h8239 h8799 me into the dust * h6083 of death * h4194.
16 For dogs * h3611 have compassed * h5437 h8804 me: the assembly * h5712 of the wicked * h7489 h8688 have inclosed * h5362 h8689 me: they pierced * h3738 h8804 h8675 * h738 my hands * h3027 and my feet * h7272.
17 I may tell * h5608 h8762 all my bones * h6106: they look * h5027 h8686 and stare * h7200 h8799 upon me.
18 They part * h2505 h8762 my garments * h899 among them, and cast * h5307 h8686 lots * h1486 upon my vesture * h3830.
19 But be not thou far * h7368 h8799 from me, O LORD * h3068: O my strength * h360, haste * h2363 h8798 thee to help * h5833 me.
20 Deliver * h5337 h8685 my soul * h5315 from the sword * h2719; my darling * h3173 from the power * h3027 of the dog * h3611. my darling: Heb. my only one power: Heb. hand
21 Save * h3467 h8685 me from the lion's * h738 mouth * h6310: for thou hast heard * h6030 h8804 me from the horns * h7161 of the unicorns * h7214.
22 I will declare * h5608 h8762 thy name * h8034 unto my brethren * h251: in the midst * h8432 of the congregation * h6951 will I praise * h1984 h8762 thee.
23 Ye that fear * h3373 the LORD * h3068, praise * h1984 h8761 him; all ye the seed * h2233 of Jacob * h3290, glorify * h3513 h8761 him; and fear * h1481 h8798 him, all ye the seed * h2233 of Israel * h3478.
24 For he hath not despised * h959 h8804 nor abhorred * h8262 h8765 the affliction * h6039 of the afflicted * h6041; neither hath he hid * h5641 h8689 his face * h6440 from him; but when he cried * h7768 h8763 unto him, he heard * h8085 h8804.
25 My praise * h8416 shall be of thee in the great * h7227 congregation * h6951: I will pay * h7999 h8762 my vows * h5088 before them that fear * h3373 him.
26 The meek * h6035 shall eat * h398 h8799 and be satisfied * h7646 h8799: they shall praise * h1984 h8762 the LORD * h3068 that seek * h1875 h8802 him: your heart * h3824 shall live * h2421 h8799 for ever * h5703.
27 All the ends * h657 of the world * h776 shall remember * h2142 h8799 and turn * h7725 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068: and all the kindreds * h4940 of the nations * h1471 shall worship * h7812 h8691 before * h6440 thee.
28 For the kingdom * h4410 is the LORD'S * h3068: and he is the governor * h4910 h8802 among the nations * h1471.
29 All they that be fat * h1879 upon earth * h776 shall eat * h398 h8804 and worship * h7812 h8691: all they that go down * h3381 h8802 to the dust * h6083 shall bow * h3766 h8799 before * h6440 him: and none can keep alive * h2421 h8765 his own soul * h5315.
30 A seed * h2233 shall serve * h5647 h8799 him; it shall be accounted * h5608 h8792 to the Lord * h136 for a generation * h1755.
31 They shall come * h935 h8799, and shall declare * h5046 h8686 his righteousness * h6666 unto a people * h5971 that shall be born * h3205 h8737, that he hath done * h6213 h8804 this .