Chapter 22
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader; on ayyeleth ha-shaḥar. A psalm of David.
2אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי רָחוֹק מִֽישׁוּעָתִי דִּבְרֵי שַׁאֲגָתִֽיMy God, my God, why have You abandoned me; why so far from delivering me and from my anguished roaring?
3אֱֽלֹהַי אֶקְרָא יוֹמָם וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה וְלַיְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֻֽמִיָּה לִֽיMy God, I cry by day—You answer not; by night, and have no respite.
4וְאַתָּה קָדוֹשׁ יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽלBut You are the Holy One, enthroned, the Praise of Israel.
5בְּךָ בָּטְחוּ אֲבֹתֵינוּ בָּטְחוּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹIn You our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and You rescued them.
6אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בֽוֹשׁוּTo You they cried out and they escaped; in You they trusted and were not disappointed.
7וְאָנֹכִי תוֹלַעַת וְלֹא־אִישׁ חֶרְפַּת אָדָם וּבְזוּי עָֽםBut I am a worm, less than human; scorned by everyone, despised by people.
8כׇּל־רֹאַי יַלְעִגוּ לִי יַפְטִירוּ בְשָׂפָה יָנִיעוּ רֹֽאשׁAll who see me mock me; they curl their lips, they shake their heads.
9גֹּל אֶל־יְהֹוָה יְפַלְּטֵהוּ יַצִּילֵהוּ כִּי־חָפֵֽץ־בּֽוֹ“Let him commit himself to GOD; let [God] rescue him, let [God] save him, for [God] is pleased with him.”
10כִּֽי־אַתָּה גֹחִי מִבָּטֶן מַבְטִיחִי עַל־שְׁדֵי אִמִּֽיYou drew me from the womb, made me secure at my mother’s breast.
11עָלֶיךָ הׇשְׁלַכְתִּי מֵרָחֶם מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אֵלִי אָֽתָּהI became Your charge at birth; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
12אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי כִּי־צָרָה קְרוֹבָה כִּי־אֵין עוֹזֵֽרDo not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
13סְבָבוּנִי פָּרִים רַבִּים אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן כִּתְּרֽוּנִיMany bulls surround me, mighty ones of Bashan encircle me.
14פָּצוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף וְשֹׁאֵֽגThey open their mouths at me like tearing, roaring lions.
15כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּֽרְדוּ כׇּֽל־עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽיMy life ebbs away: all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me;
16יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ כֹּחִי וּלְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֹחָי וְֽלַעֲפַר־מָוֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִיmy vigor dries up like a shard; my tongue cleaves to my palate; You commit me to the dust of death.
17כִּי סְבָבוּנִי כְּלָבִים עֲדַת מְרֵעִים הִקִּיפוּנִי כָּאֲרִי יָדַי וְרַגְלָֽיDogs surround me; a pack of evil ones closes in on me, like lions [they maul] my hands and feet.
18אֲסַפֵּר כׇּל־עַצְמוֹתָי הֵמָּה יַבִּיטוּ יִרְאוּ־בִֽיI take the count of all my bones while they look on and gloat.
19יְחַלְּקוּ בְגָדַי לָהֶם וְעַל־לְבוּשִׁי יַפִּילוּ גוֹרָֽלThey divide my clothes among themselves, casting lots for my garments.
20וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה אַל־תִּרְחָק אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חֽוּשָׁהBut You, O ETERNAL One, be not far off; my strength, hasten to my aid.
21הַצִּילָה מֵחֶרֶב נַפְשִׁי מִיַּד־כֶּלֶב יְחִידָתִֽיSave my life from the sword, my precious life from the clutches of a dog.
22הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מִפִּי אַרְיֵה וּמִקַּרְנֵי רֵמִים עֲנִיתָֽנִיDeliver me from a lion’s mouth; from the horns of wild oxen rescue me.
23אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּThen will I proclaim Your fame to my kin, praise You in the congregation.
24יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה הַֽלְלוּהוּ כׇּל־זֶרַע יַעֲקֹב כַּבְּדוּהוּ וְגוּרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כׇּל־זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽלYou who fear GOD, give praise! All you offspring of Jacob, show honor! Be in dread, all you offspring of Israel!
25כִּי לֹֽא־בָזָה וְלֹא שִׁקַּץ עֱנוּת עָנִי וְלֹא־הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ וּֽבְשַׁוְּעוֹ אֵלָיו שָׁמֵֽעַFor [God] did not scorn, and did not spurn, the plea of anyone lowly; [God] did not turn away from them; when they cried out, [God] listened.
26מֵאִתְּךָ תְּֽהִלָּתִי בְּקָהָל רָב נְדָרַי אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגֶד יְרֵאָֽיוBecause of You I offer praise in the great congregation; I pay my vows in the presence of God’s worshipers.
27יֹאכְלוּ עֲנָוִים וְיִשְׂבָּעוּ יְהַֽלְלוּ יְהֹוָה דֹּרְשָׁיו יְחִי לְבַבְכֶם לָעַֽדLet the lowly eat and be satisfied; let all who seek GOD give praise. Always be of good cheer!
28יִזְכְּרוּ וְיָשֻׁבוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה כׇּל־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ כׇּֽל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹת גּוֹיִֽםLet all the ends of the earth pay heed and turn to GOD, and the peoples of all nations prostrate themselves before You;
29כִּי לַיהֹוָה הַמְּלוּכָה וּמֹשֵׁל בַּגּוֹיִֽםfor sovereignty is GOD’s, who rules the nations.
30אָכְלוּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ כׇּֽל־דִּשְׁנֵי־אֶרֶץ לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ כׇּל־יוֹרְדֵי עָפָר וְנַפְשׁוֹ לֹא חִיָּֽהAll those in full vigor shall eat and prostrate themselves; all those at death’s door, whose spirits flag, shall bend the knee in submission.
31זֶרַע יַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ יְסֻפַּר לַֽאדֹנָי לַדּֽוֹרOffspring shall serve [God]; the Sovereign’s fame shall be proclaimed to the generation
32יָבֹאוּ וְיַגִּידוּ צִדְקָתוֹ לְעַם נוֹלָד כִּי עָשָֽׂהto come; they shall tell of the beneficence to people yet to be born, for [God] has acted.