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Psalm 22 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:1 - To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.”[fn] 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?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:2 - O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:3 - But You are holy,
Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:4 - Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - They cried to You, and were delivered;
They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:7 - All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:8 - “He trusted[fn] in the LORD, let Him rescue Him;
Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:9 - But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:10 - I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
You have been My God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12 - Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13 - They gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:14 - I am poured out like water,
And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16 - For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced[fn] My hands and My feet;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:17 - I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:18 - They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:20 - Deliver Me from the sword,
My precious life from the power of the dog.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!

You have answered Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:22 - I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23 - You who fear the LORD, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - 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, He heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:25 - My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the LORD.
Let your heart live forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:27 - All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the LORD,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:28 - For the kingdom is the LORD’s,
And He rules over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:29 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:30 - A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:31 - They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Hebrew Aijeleth Hashahar
Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read hoped; Targum reads praised.
Following some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Masoretic Text reads Like a lion.
Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Targum; Arabic, Syriac, and Vulgate read Him.
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