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Psalms - ch 22 v 1 - 20
- \22:1\To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
- \22:2\O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
- \22:3\But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
- \22:4\Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
- \22:5\They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
- \22:6\But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
- \22:7\All they that see me deride me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
- \22:8\He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
- \22:9\But thou art he that brought me forth into life: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
- \22:10\I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou art my God from the time I was born.
- \22:11\Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
- \22:12\Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
- \22:13\They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
- \22:14\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.
- \22:15\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.
- \22:16\For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
- \22:17\I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
- \22:18\They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
- \22:19\But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
- \22:20\Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
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