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173 lines
3.2 KiB
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Psalm 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.
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