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1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are 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, from the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.
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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 Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
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Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.
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In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.
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To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.
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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 sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
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All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
8 "Commit yourself to the LORD ; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."
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“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him! ”
9 Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon 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 Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from 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 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
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Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
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Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
13 They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.
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they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within 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 potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust 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 For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my 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. They look, they stare at me;
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I can count all my bones—they stare and gloat over me;
18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.
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they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But You, O LORD , be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance.
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But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My only 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 lion's mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer 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 tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
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I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who fear the LORD , praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
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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 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 for help, He heard.
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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 From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.
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From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
26 The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD . Let your heart 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 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD , And all the families of the nations will worship before 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 For the kingdom is the LORD'S And He rules over the nations.
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For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
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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 Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
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Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
31 They will come and will declare His righteousness To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.
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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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