Psalm 22:1-11

New King James Version

The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

To the Chief Musician. Set to ^[a]“The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.

22 My ^(A)God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,
And from the words of My groaning?
²O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.

³But You are holy,
Enthroned in the ^(B)praises of Israel.
⁴Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
⁵They cried to You, and were delivered;
^(C)They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

⁶But I am ^(D)a worm, and no man;
^(E)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
⁷^(F)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They ^[b]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
⁸“He^(G) ^[c]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
^(H)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

⁹^(I)But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
¹⁰I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
^(J)You have been My God.
¹¹Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.