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22 My 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 praises of Israel.4 Our fathers trusted in You;They trusted, and You delivered them.5 They cried to You, and were delivered;They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, and no man;A reproach of men, and despised by the people.7 All those who see Me ridicule Me;They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,8 “He trusted[b] in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
9 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 wombYou have been My God.11 Be not far from Me,For trouble is near;For there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded Me;Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.13 They gape at Me with their mouths,Like a raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,And all My bones are out of joint;My heart is like wax;It has melted within Me.15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,And 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.They pierced[c] My hands and My feet;17 I can count all My bones.They look and stare at Me.18 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,My precious life from the power of the dog.21 Save Me from the lion’s mouthAnd from the horns of the wild oxen!
You have answered Me.
22 I will declare Your name to My brethren;In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him!All you 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 when He cried to Him, He heard.
25 My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;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 worldShall remember and turn to the Lord,And all the families of the nationsShall worship before You.[d]28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s,And He rules over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earthShall eat and worship;All those who go down to the dustShall 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.
23 The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters.3 He restores my soul;He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil;For You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;You anoint my head with oil;My cup runs over.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow meAll the days of my life;And I will dwell[e] in the house of the LordForever.
24 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,The world and those who dwell therein.2 For He has founded it upon the seas,And established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?Or who may stand in His holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,Nor sworn deceitfully.5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,And righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,Who seek Your face. Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates!And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.8 Who is this King of glory?The Lord strong and mighty,The Lord mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!Lift up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.10 Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts,He is the King of glory. Selah
25 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.2 O my God, I trust in You;Let me not be ashamed;Let not my enemies triumph over me.3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4 Show me Your ways, O Lord;Teach me Your paths.5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,For You are the God of my salvation;On You I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,For they are from of old.7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;According to Your mercy remember me,For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
8 Good and upright is the Lord;Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.9 The humble He guides in justice,And the humble He teaches His way.10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth,To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.11 For Your name’s sake, O Lord,Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Who is the man that fears the Lord?Him shall He[a] teach in the way He[f] chooses.13 He himself shall dwell in prosperity,And his descendants shall inherit the earth.14 The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,And He will show them His covenant.15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,For I am desolate and afflicted.17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;Bring me out of my distresses!18 Look on my affliction and my pain,And forgive all my sins.19 Consider my enemies, for they are many;And they hate me with cruel hatred.20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,For I wait for You.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,Out of all their troubles!
26 Vindicate me, O Lord,For I have walked in my integrity.I have also trusted in the Lord;I shall not slip.2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;Try my mind and my heart.3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,And I have walked in Your truth.4 I have not sat with idolatrous mortals,Nor will I go in with hypocrites.5 I have hated the assembly of evildoers,And will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence;So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,And tell of all Your wondrous works.8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house,And the place where Your glory dwells.
9 Do not gather my soul with sinners,Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,And whose right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;Redeem me and be merciful to me.12 My foot stands in an even place;In the congregations I will bless the Lord.
27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life;Of whom shall I be afraid?2 When the wicked came against meTo eat up my flesh,My enemies and foes,They stumbled and fell.3 Though an army may encamp against me,My heart shall not fear;Though war may rise against me,In this I will be confident.
4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,That will I seek:That I may dwell in the house of the LordAll the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the Lord,And to inquire in His temple.5 For in the time of troubleHe shall hide me in His pavilion;In the secret place of His tabernacleHe shall hide me;He shall set me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.8 When You said, “Seek My face,”My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”9 Do not hide Your face from me;Do not turn Your servant away in anger;You have been my help;Do not leave me nor forsake me,O God of my salvation.10 When my father and my mother forsake me,Then the Lord will take care of me.
11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;For false witnesses have risen against me,And such as breathe out violence.13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believedThat I would see the goodness of the LordIn the land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord;Be of good courage,And He shall strengthen your heart;Wait, I say, on the Lord!
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