Psalm 22:17-32

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Dogs are all around me,
a pack of villains closes in on me
like a lion [at] my hands and feet.^[a]

¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾I can count every one of my bones,
while they gaze at me and gloat.
¹⁹⁽¹⁸⁾They divide my garments among themselves;
for my clothing they throw dice.

²⁰⁽¹⁹⁾But you, Adonai, don’t stay far away!
My strength, come quickly to help me!
²¹⁽²⁰⁾Rescue me from the sword,
my life from the power of the dogs.
²²⁽²¹⁾Save me from the lion’s mouth!

You have answered me from the wild bulls’ horns.
²³⁽²²⁾I will proclaim your name to my kinsmen;
right there in the assembly I will praise you:
²⁴⁽²³⁾“You who fear Adonai, praise him!
All descendants of Ya‘akov, glorify him!
All descendants of Isra’el, stand in awe of him!
²⁵⁽²⁴⁾For he has not despised or abhorred
the poverty of the poor;
he did not hide his face from him
but listened to his cry.”

²⁶⁽²⁵⁾Because of you
I give praise in the great assembly;
I will fulfill my vows
in the sight of those who fear him.
²⁷⁽²⁶⁾The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek Adonai will praise him;
Your hearts will enjoy life forever.
²⁸⁽²⁷⁾All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to Adonai;
all the clans of the nations
will worship in your presence.
²⁹⁽²⁸⁾For the kingdom belongs to Adonai,
and he rules the nations.

³⁰⁽²⁹⁾All who prosper on the earth
will eat and worship;
all who go down to the dust
will kneel before him,
including him who can’t keep himself alive,
³¹⁽³⁰⁾A descendant will serve him;
the next generation will be told of Adonai.
³²⁽³¹⁾They will come and proclaim
his righteousness
to a people yet unborn,
that he is the one who did it.