Psalm 22-25
English Standard Version
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
22 (A)My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so (B)far from saving me, from the words of my (C)groaning?
2 O my God, I cry by (D)day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are (E)holy,
(F)enthroned on (G)the praises[a] of Israel.
4 In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they (H)cried and were rescued;
in you they (I)trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am (J)a worm and not a man,
(K)scorned by mankind and (L)despised by the people.
7 All who see me (M)mock me;
they make mouths at me; they (N)wag their heads;
8 (O)“He trusts in the Lord; let him (P)deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he (Q)delights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who (R)took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from (S)my mother's womb you have been my God.
11 Be not (T)far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is (U)none to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
(V)strong bulls of (W)Bashan surround me;
13 they (X)open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am (Y)poured out like water,
and all my bones are (Z)out of joint;
my (AA)heart is like (AB)wax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is (AC)dried up like a potsherd,
and my (AD)tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For (AE)dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers (AF)encircles me;
they have (AG)pierced my hands and feet[b]—
17 I can count all my bones—
they (AH)stare and gloat over me;
18 (AI)they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, (AJ)do not be far off!
O you my help, (AK)come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of (AL)the dog!
21 Save me from (AM)the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued[c] me from the horns of (AN)the wild oxen!
22 (AO)I will tell of your name to my (AP)brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who (AQ)fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, (AR)glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of (AS)the afflicted,
and he has not (AT)hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he (AU)cried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great (AV)congregation;
my (AW)vows I will (AX)perform before those who fear him.
26 (AY)The afflicted[d] shall (AZ)eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts (BA)live forever!
27 All (BB)the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all (BC)the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For (BD)kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All (BE)the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall (BF)bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not (BG)keep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming (BH)generation;
31 they shall (BI)come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet (BJ)unborn,
that he has done it.
The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my (BK)shepherd; I shall not (BL)want.
2 He makes me lie down in green (BM)pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[e]
3 He (BN)restores my soul.
He (BO)leads me in (BP)paths of righteousness[f]
for his (BQ)name's sake.
4 Even though I (BR)walk through the valley of (BS)the shadow of death,[g]
I will (BT)fear no evil,
for (BU)you are with me;
your (BV)rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You (BW)prepare a table before me
in (BX)the presence of my enemies;
you (BY)anoint my head with oil;
my (BZ)cup overflows.
6 Surely[h] goodness and mercy[i] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall (CA)dwell[j] in the house of the Lord
(CB)forever.[k]
The King of Glory
A Psalm of David.
24 (CC)The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,[l]
the world and those who dwell therein,
2 for he has (CD)founded it upon (CE)the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3 (CF)Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his (CG)holy place?
4 (CH)He who has (CI)clean hands and (CJ)a pure heart,
who does not (CK)lift up his soul to (CL)what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive (CM)blessing from the Lord
and (CN)righteousness from (CO)the God of his salvation.
6 Such is (CP)the generation of those who seek him,
who (CQ)seek the face of the God of Jacob.[m] Selah
7 (CR)Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that (CS)the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, (CT)mighty in battle!
9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
(CU)The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
Teach Me Your Paths
[n] Of David.
25 To you, O Lord, I (CV)lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I (CW)trust;
(CX)let me not be put to shame;
(CY)let not my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, (CZ)none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are (DA)wantonly (DB)treacherous.
4 (DC)Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your (DD)truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your (DE)mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
(DF)for they have been from of old.
7 Remember not (DG)the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your (DH)steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8 (DI)Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he (DJ)instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are (DK)steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your (DL)name's sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is (DM)great.
12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him (DN)will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall (DO)abide in well-being,
and his (DP)offspring (DQ)shall inherit the land.
14 (DR)The friendship[o] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.
15 My (DS)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will (DT)pluck my feet out of the net.
16 (DU)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 (DV)Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
(DW)Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 (DX)Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:3 Or dwelling in the praises
- Psalm 22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet
- Psalm 22:21 Hebrew answered
- Psalm 22:26 Or The meek
- Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
- Psalm 23:3 Or in right paths
- Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
- Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
- Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
- Psalm 24:1 Or and all that fills it
- Psalm 24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob
- Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
- Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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