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# Chapter 22
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1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
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Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
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2 Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.
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Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.
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3 Yet you are holy,
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enthroned on the praises of Israel.
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4 Our ancestors trusted in you,
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and you rescued them.
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5 They cried out to you and were saved.
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They trusted in you and were never disgraced.
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6 But I am a worm and not a man.
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I am scorned and despised by all!
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7 Everyone who sees me mocks me.
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They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
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8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
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Then let the Lord save him!
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If the Lord loves him so much,
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let the Lord rescue him!”
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9 Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb
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and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.
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10 I was thrust into your arms at my birth.
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You have been my God from the moment I was born.
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11 Do not stay so far from me,
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for trouble is near,
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and no one else can help me.
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12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
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fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
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13 Like lions they open their jaws against me,
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roaring and tearing into their prey.
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14 My life is poured out like water,
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and all my bones are out of joint.
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My heart is like wax,
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melting within me.
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15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
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My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
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You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
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16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
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an evil gang closes in on me.
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They have pierced my hands and feet.
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17 I can count all my bones.
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My enemies stare at me and gloat.
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18 They divide my garments among themselves
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and throw dice for my clothing.
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19 O Lord, do not stay far away!
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You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
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20 Save me from the sword;
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spare my precious life from these dogs.
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21 Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
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and from the horns of these wild oxen.
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22 I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.
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I will praise you among your assembled people.
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23 Praise the Lord, all you who fear him!
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Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!
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Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
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24 For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.
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He has not turned his back on them,
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but has listened to their cries for help.
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25 I will praise you in the great assembly.
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I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
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26 The poor will eat and be satisfied.
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All who seek the Lord will praise him.
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Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
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27 The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him.
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All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
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28 For royal power belongs to the Lord.
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He rules all the nations.
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29 Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.
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Bow before him, all who are mortal,
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all whose lives will end as dust.
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30 Our children will also serve him.
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Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
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31 His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born.
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They will hear about everything he has done. |