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1 My God! My God, why have you left me all alone? Why are you so far from saving me— so far from my anguished groans?
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
2 My God, I cry out during the day, but you don't answer; even at nighttime I don't stop.
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O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.
3 You are the holy one, enthroned. You are Israel's praise.
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Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 Our ancestors trusted you— they trusted you and you rescued them;
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In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 they cried out to you and they were saved; they trusted you and they weren't ashamed.
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To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I'm just a worm, less than human; insulted by one person, despised by another.
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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
7 All who see me make fun of me— they gape, shaking their heads:
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All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
8 "He committed himself to the LORD, so let God rescue him; let God deliver him because God likes him so much."
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“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him! ”
9 But you are the one who pulled me from the womb, placing me safely at my mother's breasts.
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Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
10 I was thrown on you from birth; you've been my God since I was in my mother's womb.
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On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Please don't be far from me, because trouble is near and there's no one to help.
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Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
12 Many bulls surround me; mighty bulls from Bashan encircle me.
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Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
13 They open their mouths at me like a lion ripping and roaring!
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they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I'm poured out like water. All my bones have fallen apart. My heart is like wax; it melts inside me.
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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;
15 My strength is dried up like a piece of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you've set me down in the dirt of death.
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my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs surround me; a pack of evil people circle me like a lion— oh, my poor hands and feet!
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For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
17 I can count all my bones! Meanwhile, they just stare at me, watching me.
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I can count all my bones—they stare and gloat over me;
18 They divvy up my garments among themselves; they cast lots for my clothes.
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they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, LORD! Don't be far away! You are my strength! Come quick and help me!
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But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver me from the sword. Deliver my life from the power of the dog.
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Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog!
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion. From the horns of the wild oxen you have answered me!
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Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
22 I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; I will praise you in the very center of the congregation!
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I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 All of you who revere the LORD—praise him! All of you who are Jacob's descendants—honor him! All of you who are all Israel's offspring— stand in awe of him!
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You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 Because he didn't despise or detest the suffering of the one who suffered— he didn't hide his face from me. No, he listened when I cried out to him for help.
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For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him.
25 I offer praise in the great congregation because of you; I will fulfill my promises in the presence of those who honor God.
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From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
26 Let all those who are suffering eat and be full! Let all who seek the LORD praise him! I pray your hearts live forever!
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The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
27 Every part of the earth will remember and come back to the LORD; every family among all the nations will worship you.
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All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
28 Because the right to rule belongs to the LORD, he rules all nations.
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For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.
29 Indeed, all the earth's powerful will worship him; all who are descending to the dust will kneel before him; my being also lives for him.
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All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
30 Future descendants will serve him; generations to come will be told about my Lord.
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Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
31 They will proclaim God's righteousness to those not yet born, telling them what God has done.
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they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
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