New Century Version NCV
New International Version NIV
1 My God, my God, why have you rejected me? You seem far from saving me, far from the words of my groaning.
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I call to you during the day, but you do not answer. I call at night; I am not silent.
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My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.
3 You sit as the Holy One. The praises of Israel are your throne.
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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
4 Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted, and you saved them.
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In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
5 They called to you for help and were rescued. They trusted you and were not disappointed.
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To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am like a worm instead of a man. People make fun of me and hate me.
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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
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