1 To the Chief Musician upon aijeleth shahar. A Psalm of David. 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 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you hear not; and in the night season, and am not silent.3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel.4 Our fathers trusted in you: they trusted, and you did deliver them.5 They cried unto 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 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 in the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.9 But you are he that took me out of the womb: you did make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.10 I was cast upon you from birth: you are my God from my mother's womb.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 about.13 They gaped on 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 body.15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue clings to my jaws; and you have brought me to the dust of death.16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.17 I can count all my bones: they look and stare upon me.18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots for my clothing.19 But be not far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste you to help me.20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my life from the power of the dog.21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for you have heard me from the horns of the wild oxen.22 I will declare your name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise you.23 You that fear the LORD, praise him; all you descendants of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all you descendants of Israel.24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.25 My praise shall be of you 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 forever.27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before you.28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.29 All the prosperous of 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 posterity 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 has done this.