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Psalm 22
New King James Version

### The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

#### To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.

22 My (A)God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,
And from the words of My groaning?
2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.

3 But You are holy,
Enthroned in the (B)praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to You, and were delivered;
(C)They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

6 But I am (D)a worm, and no man;
(E)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 (F)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They [b]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 “He(G) [c]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(H)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

9 (I)But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
(J)You have been My God.
11 Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

12 (K)Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of (L)Bashan have encircled Me.
13 (M)They [d]gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,
(N)And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted [e]within Me.
15 (O)My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And (P)My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
(Q)They[f] pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
(R)They look and stare at Me.
18 (S)They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

19 But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
20 Deliver Me from the sword,
(T)My[g] precious life from the power of the dog.
21 (U)Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!

(V)You have answered Me.

22 (W)I will declare Your name to (X)My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 (Y)You who fear the Lord, praise Him!
All you [h]descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But (Z)when He cried to Him, He heard.

25 (AA)My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
(AB)I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

27 All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the [i]nations
Shall worship before [j]You.
28 (AC)For the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.

29 (AD)All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
(AE)All those who go down to [k]the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

30 A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,
31 They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 22:1 Heb. Aijeleth Hashahar
2. Psalm 22:7 Show contempt with their mouth
3. Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised
4. Psalm 22:13 Lit. have opened their mouths at Me
5. Psalm 22:14 Lit. in the midst of My bowels
6. Psalm 22:16 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT Like a lion instead of They pierced
7. Psalm 22:20 Lit. My only one
8. Psalm 22:23 Lit. seed
9. Psalm 22:27 Gentiles
10. Psalm 22:27 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Arab., Syr., Vg. Him
11. Psalm 22:29 Death

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 22:1 : [Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34]
2. Psalm 22:3 : Deut. 10:21; Ps. 148:14
3. Psalm 22:5 : Is. 49:23
4. Psalm 22:6 : Job 25:6; Is. 41:14
5. Psalm 22:6 : Ps. 109:25; [Is. 53:3]; Matt. 27:39–44
6. Psalm 22:7 : Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29
7. Psalm 22:8 : Matt. 27:43; Luke 23:35
8. Psalm 22:8 : Ps. 91:14
9. Psalm 22:9 : [Ps. 71:5, 6]
10. Psalm 22:10 : [Is. 46:3; 49:1]; Luke 1:35
11. Psalm 22:12 : Ps. 22:21; 68:30
12. Psalm 22:12 : Deut. 32:14
13. Psalm 22:13 : Job 16:10; Ps. 35:21; Lam. 2:16; 3:46
14. Psalm 22:14 : Ps. 31:10; Dan. 5:6
15. Psalm 22:15 : Prov. 17:22
16. Psalm 22:15 : John 19:28
17. Psalm 22:16 : Is. 53:7; Matt. 27:35; John 20:25
18. Psalm 22:17 : Luke 23:27, 35
19. Psalm 22:18 : Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24
20. Psalm 22:20 : Ps. 35:17
21. Psalm 22:21 : 2 Tim. 4:17
22. Psalm 22:21 : Is. 34:7
23. Psalm 22:22 : Matt. 4:23; Mark 1:21, 39; Heb. 2:12
24. Psalm 22:22 : [Rom. 8:29]
25. Psalm 22:23 : Ps. 135:19, 20
26. Psalm 22:24 : Ps. 31:22; Heb. 5:7
27. Psalm 22:25 : Ps. 35:18; 40:9, 10
28. Psalm 22:25 : Ps. 61:8; Eccl. 5:4
29. Psalm 22:28 : [Ps. 47:7]; Obad. 21; [Zech. 14:9]; Matt. 6:13
30. Psalm 22:29 : Ps. 17:10; 45:12; Hab. 1:16
31. Psalm 22:29 : Ps. 28:1; [Is. 26:19]

New King James Version (NKJV)

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