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World English Bible

Psalm 22 (WEBP)

[1] 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, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.
[3] But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
[4] Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.
[5] They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
[6] But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
[7] All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
[8] “He trusts in Yahweh. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
[9] But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
[10] I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.
[11] Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.
[12] Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
[13] They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
[14] I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.
[15] My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.
[16] For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
[17] I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.
[18] They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.
[19] But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!
[20] Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.
[21] Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.
[22] I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.
[23] You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
[24] For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.
[25] My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
[26] The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.
[27] All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
[28] For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations.
[29] All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
[30] Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
[31] They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.

Psalm 22:16 So Dead Sea Scrolls. Masoretic Text reads, “Like a lion, they pin my hands and feet.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 22 (KJVS)

[1] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken () me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
[2] O my God, I cry () in the daytime, but thou hearest () not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
[3] But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest () the praises of Israel.
[4] Our fathers trusted () in thee: They trusted, () and thou didst deliver () them.
[5] They cried () unto thee, and were delivered: () They trusted () in thee, and were not confounded. ()
[6] But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised () of the people.
[7] All they that see () me laugh me to scorn: () They shoot out () the lip, they shake () the head, saying,
[8] He trusted () on the Lord that he would deliver () him: Let him deliver () him, seeing he delighted () in him.
[9] But thou art he that took () me out of the womb: Thou didst make me hope () when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
[10] I was cast () upon thee from the womb: Thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
[11] Be not far () from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help. ()
[12] Many bulls have compassed () me: Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. ()
[13] They gaped () upon me with their mouths, As a ravening () and a 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 () in the midst of my bowels.
[15] My strength is dried up () like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth () to my jaws; And thou hast brought () me into the dust of death.
[16] For dogs have compassed () me: The assembly of the wicked () have inclosed () me: They pierced () () my hands and my feet.
[17] I may tell () all my bones: They look () and stare () upon me.
[18] They part () my garments among them, And cast () lots upon my vesture.
[19] But be not thou far () from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste () thee to help me.
[20] Deliver () my soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog.
[21] Save () me from the lion’s mouth: For thou hast heard () me from the horns of the unicorns.
[22] I will declare () thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise () thee.
[23] Ye that fear the Lord, praise () him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify () him; And fear () him, all ye the seed of Israel.
[24] For he hath not despised () nor abhorred () the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid () his face from him; But when he cried () unto him, he heard. ()
[25] My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay () my vows before them that fear him.
[26] The meek shall eat () and be satisfied: () They shall praise () the Lord that seek () him: Your heart shall live () for ever.
[27] All the ends of the world shall remember () and turn () unto the Lord: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship () before thee.
[28] For the kingdom is the Lord’s: And he is the governor () among the nations.
[29] All they that be fat upon earth shall eat () and worship: () All they that go down () to the dust shall bow () before him: And none can keep alive () his own soul.
[30] A seed shall serve () him; It shall be accounted () to the Lord for a generation.
[31] They shall come, () and shall declare () his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, () that he hath done () this.

Psalm 22:1 Heb. from my salvation
Psalm 22:2 Heb. there is no silence to me
Psalm 22:7 Heb. open
Psalm 22:8a Heb. He rolled himself on the Lord
Psalm 22:8b Or, if he delight in him
Psalm 22:9 Or, keptest me in safety
Psalm 22:11 Heb. not a helper
Psalm 22:13 Heb. opened their mouths against me
Psalm 22:14 Or, sundry
Psalm 22:20a Heb. my only one
Psalm 22:20b Heb. from the hand

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 22 (BYZ)

[1] [21:1] εις το τελος υπερ της αντιλημψεως της εωθινης ψαλμος τω δαυιδ [21:2] ο θεος ο θεος μου προσχες μοι ινα τι εγκατελιπες με μακραν απο της σωτηριας μου οι λογοι των παραπτωματων μου
[2] [21:3] ο θεος μου κεκραξομαι ημερας και ουκ εισακουση και νυκτος και ουκ εις ανοιαν εμοι
[3] [21:4] συ δε εν αγιοις κατοικεις ο επαινος ισραηλ
[4] [21:5] επι σοι ηλπισαν οι πατερες ημων ηλπισαν και ερρυσω αυτους
[5] [21:6] προς σε εκεκραξαν και εσωθησαν επι σοι ηλπισαν και ου κατησχυνθησαν
[6] [21:7] εγω δε ειμι σκωληξ και ουκ ανθρωπος ονειδος ανθρωπου και εξουδενημα λαου
[7] [21:8] παντες οι θεωρουντες με εξεμυκτηρισαν με ελαλησαν εν χειλεσιν εκινησαν κεφαλην
[8] [21:9] ηλπισεν επι κυριον ρυσασθω αυτον σωσατω αυτον οτι θελει αυτον
[9] [21:10] οτι συ ει ο εκσπασας με εκ γαστρος η ελπις μου απο μαστων της μητρος μου
[10] [21:11] επι σε επερριφην εκ μητρας εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου θεος μου ει συ
[11] [21:12] μη αποστης απ εμου οτι θλιψις εγγυς οτι ουκ εστιν ο βοηθων
[12] [21:13] περιεκυκλωσαν με μοσχοι πολλοι ταυροι πιονες περιεσχον με
[13] [21:14] ηνοιξαν επ εμε το στομα αυτων ως λεων ο αρπαζων και ωρυομενος
[14] [21:15] ωσει υδωρ εξεχυθην και διεσκορπισθη παντα τα οστα μου εγενηθη η καρδια μου ωσει κηρος τηκομενος εν μεσω της κοιλιας μου
[15] [21:16] εξηρανθη ως οστρακον η ισχυς μου και η γλωσσα μου κεκολληται τω λαρυγγι μου και εις χουν θανατου κατηγαγες με
[16] [21:17] οτι εκυκλωσαν με κυνες πολλοι συναγωγη πονηρευομενων περιεσχον με ωρυξαν χειρας μου και ποδας
[17] [21:18] εξηριθμησα παντα τα οστα μου αυτοι δε κατενοησαν και επειδον με
[18] [21:19] διεμερισαντο τα ιματια μου εαυτοις και επι τον ιματισμον μου εβαλον κληρον
[19] [21:20] συ δε κυριε μη μακρυνης την βοηθειαν μου εις την αντιλημψιν μου προσχες
[20] [21:21] ρυσαι απο ρομφαιας την ψυχην μου και εκ χειρος κυνος την μονογενη μου
[21] [21:22] σωσον με εκ στοματος λεοντος και απο κερατων μονοκερωτων την ταπεινωσιν μου
[22] [21:23] διηγησομαι το ονομα σου τοις αδελφοις μου εν μεσω εκκλησιας υμνησω σε
[23] [21:24] οι φοβουμενοι κυριον αινεσατε αυτον απαν το σπερμα ιακωβ δοξασατε αυτον φοβηθητωσαν αυτον απαν το σπερμα ισραηλ
[24] [21:25] οτι ουκ εξουδενωσεν ουδε προσωχθισεν τη δεησει του πτωχου ουδε απεστρεψεν το προσωπον αυτου απ εμου και εν τω κεκραγεναι με προς αυτον εισηκουσεν μου
[25] [21:26] παρα σου ο επαινος μου εν εκκλησια μεγαλη τας ευχας μου αποδωσω ενωπιον των φοβουμενων αυτον
[26] [21:27] φαγονται πενητες και εμπλησθησονται και αινεσουσιν κυριον οι εκζητουντες αυτον ζησονται αι καρδιαι αυτων εις αιωνα αιωνος
[27] [21:28] μνησθησονται και επιστραφησονται προς κυριον παντα τα περατα της γης και προσκυνησουσιν ενωπιον σου πασαι αι πατριαι των εθνων
[28] [21:29] οτι του κυριου η βασιλεια και αυτος δεσποζει των εθνων
[29] [21:30] εφαγον και προσεκυνησαν παντες οι πιονες της γης ενωπιον αυτου προπεσουνται παντες οι καταβαινοντες εις την γην και η ψυχη μου αυτω ζη
[30] [21:31] και το σπερμα μου δουλευσει αυτω αναγγελησεται τω κυριω γενεα η ερχομενη
[31] [21:32] και αναγγελουσιν την δικαιοσυνην αυτου λαω τω τεχθησομενω οτι εποιησεν ο κυριος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.