Psalms 22:4-23

⁴Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.

⁵They cried out to you for help, and they were saved. They trusted in you and were not defeated.

⁶But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.

⁷People who see me mock me. They laugh at me and shake their heads, saying,

⁸“He trusts in the Lord—well then, let the Lord save him! If the Lord is such a friend, then let the Lord rescue him!”

⁹However, you brought me safely through birth, and led me to trust in you at my mother's breasts.

¹⁰I was entrusted to you from birth; from the time I was born you have been my God.

¹¹Do not be distant from me, because trouble is close by and no one else can help.

¹²Enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.

¹³Like roaring lions tearing at their prey they open their mouths wide against me.

¹⁴I feel like I'm being poured out like water. I'm falling apart as if all my bones have become loose. My mind feels like it's wax melting inside me.

¹⁵My strength has dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. You're burying me as if I'm already dead.

¹⁶Evil men surround me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and feet.

¹⁷I'm so thin I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.

¹⁸They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice for my clothes.

¹⁹But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!

²⁰Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!

²¹Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!

²²I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done; I will praise you in the congregation.

²³Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant of Israel!