The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the leader. Set to "Sunrise."A psalm of David: My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why so far from helping me, so far from my anguished cries?
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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Deer of the Dawn.' A Psalm of David. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
2 My God, by day I call to you, but you don't answer; likewise at night, but I get no relief.
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O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.
3 Nevertheless, you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Isra'el.
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But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted, and you rescued them.
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Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to you and escaped; they trusted in you and were not disappointed.
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They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am a worm, not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
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But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 All who see me jeer at me; they sneer and shake their heads:
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All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 "He committed himself to ADONAI, so let him rescue him! Let him set him free if he takes such delight in him!"
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"He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"
9 But you are the one who took me from the womb, you made me trust when I was on my mother's breasts.
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But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts.
10 Since my birth I've been thrown on you; you are my God from my mother's womb.
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I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God.
11 Don't stay far from me, for trouble is near; and there is no one to help.
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Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
12 Many bulls surround me, wild bulls of Bashan close in on me.
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Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.
13 They open their mouths wide against me, like ravening, roaring lions.
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They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; my heart has become 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 has melted within Me.
15 my mouth is as dry as a fragment of a pot, my tongue sticks to my palate; you lay me down in the dust of death.
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My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.
16 Dogs are all around me, a pack of villains closes in on me like a lion [at] my hands and feet.
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For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count every one of my bones, while they gaze at me and gloat.
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I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.
18 They divide my garments among themselves; for my clothing they throw dice.
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They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, ADONAI, don't stay far away! My strength, come quickly to help me!
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But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
20 Rescue me from the sword, Or: "They pierced my hands and feet." See Introduction, Section VIII, paragraph 6, and Section XIV, footnote 70. my life from the power of the dogs.
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Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth! You have answered me from the wild bulls' horns.
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Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.
22 I will proclaim your name to my kinsmen; right there in the assembly I will praise you:
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I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 "You who fear ADONAI, praise him! All descendants of Ya'akov, glorify him! All descendants of Isra'el, stand in awe of him!
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You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred the poverty of the poor; he did not hide his face from him but listened to his cry."
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For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.
25 Because of you I give praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows in the sight of those who fear him.
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My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek ADONAI will praise him; Your hearts will enjoy life forever.
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The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to ADONAI; all the clans of the nations will worship in your presence.
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All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
28 For the kingdom belongs to ADONAI, and he rules the nations.
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For the kingdom is the Lord's, And He rules over the nations.
29 All who prosper on the earth will eat and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him, including him who can't keep himself alive,
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All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
30 A descendant will serve him; the next generation will be told of Adonai.
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A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,
31 They will come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he is the one who did it.
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They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.