My God, my God...

Why art thou so far from helping me,
from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I cry by day,
but thou dost not answer;
and by night, but find no rest.

Yet thou art holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.

they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

in thee they trusted,
and were not disappointed.
But I am a worm, and no man;

scorned by men, and despised by the people.

All who see me mock at me,
they make mouths at me,

"He committed his cause to the LORD;
let him deliver him, let him rescue him,
for he delights in him!"
Yet thou art he who took me from the womb;

thou didst keep me safe
upon my mother's breasts.
Upon thee was I cast from my birth,

thou hast been my God.
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near

Many bulls encompass me,

strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
they open wide their mouths at me,

I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;

my heart is like wax,
it is melted within my breast;

and my tongue cleaves to my jaws;
thou dost lay me in the dust of death.

Yea, dogs are round about me;

a company of evildoers encircle me;
they have pierced my hands and feet—


I can count all my bones--
they stare and gloat over me;

they divide my garments among them,

But thou, O LORD, be not far off!
O thou my help, hasten to my aid!
Deliver my soul from the sword,
my life from the power of the dog!

Save me
from the mouth of the lion,
my afflicted soul
from the horns of the wild oxen!
I will tell of thy name to my brethren;

I will praise thee:
You who fear the LORD, praise him!
all you sons of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you sons of Israel!

the affliction of the afflicted;

but has heard, when he cried to him.

From thee comes my praise
in the great congregation;
my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;

May your hearts live for ever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the LORD;
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before him.

and he rules over the nations.
Yea, to him
shall all the proud of the earth bow down;
before him
shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and he who cannot keep himself alive.

Posterity shall serve him;
men shall tell of the Lord
and proclaim his deliverance
that he has wrought it.

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