| 1. | To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? |
| 2. | My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me. |
| 3. | And Thou `art' holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel. |
| 4. | In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them. |
| 5. | Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed. |
| 6. | And I `am' a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people. |
| 7. | All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head, |
| 8. | `Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.' |
| 9. | For thou `art' He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother. |
| 10. | On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou `art' my God. |
| 11. | Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper. |
| 12. | Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me, |
| 13. | They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring. |
| 14. | As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels. |
| 15. | Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws. |
| 16. | And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet. |
| 17. | I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me, |
| 18. | They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall. |
| 19. | And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste. |
| 20. | Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one. |
| 21. | Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me! |
| 22. | I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee. |
| 23. | Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel. |
| 24. | For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth. |
| 25. | Of Thee my praise `is' in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers. |
| 26. | The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever. |
| 27. | Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations, |
| 28. | For to Jehovah `is' the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations. |
| 29. | And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he `who' hath not revived his soul. |
| 30. | A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation. |
| 31. | They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made! |