Psalms 22:7-29

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!

²⁴For he has not ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.

²⁵You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.

²⁶The poor shall eat, and they shall be satisfied. All who come to the Lord will praise him—may you all live forever!

²⁷Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.

²⁸For kingly power belongs to the Lord; he is the one who rules over the nations.

²⁹All who prosper come to feast and worship. Bow down before him, all those destined for the grave—for none can keep themselves alive.