Psalms 22:4-23

⁴Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

⁵They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.

⁶But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.

⁷All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

⁸“He trusts in Yahweh. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”

⁹But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.

¹⁰I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

¹¹Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.

¹²Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

¹³They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

¹⁴I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

¹⁷I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²²I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!