Psalms 22:1-8

¹For the leader; set to ‘Deer of the Dawn’. A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you left me, my rescue so far from the words of my roaring?

²I cry in the day, you do not answer, I cry in the night but find no rest.

³You are the Holy One, throned on the praises of Israel.

⁴In you our ancestors trusted, they trusted and you delivered them.

⁵They cried to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.

⁶But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.

⁷All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:

⁸“He relies on the Lord; let him save him. Let him rescue the one he holds dear!”