Psalm 22
Expanded Bible
The Prayer of a Suffering Man
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of Dawn.” A psalm of David.
22 My God, my God, why have you ·abandoned [forsaken] me [Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34]?
You seem far from ·saving [helping] me,
far away from my groans.
2 My God, I call to you during the day,
but you do not answer.
I call at night;
I ·am not silent [or get no rest].
3 You ·sit as the Holy One [L are holy].
·The praises of Israel are your throne [L You are enthroned on the praises of Israel].
4 Our ·ancestors [fathers] ·trusted [had confidence in] you;
they ·trusted [had confidence], and you ·saved [rescued; T delivered] them.
5 They ·called [cried out] to you for help
and were rescued.
They ·trusted [had confidence in] you
and were not ·disappointed [shamed; humiliated].
6 But I am like a worm instead of ·a man [human].
People ·make fun of [scorn; reproach] me and ·hate [despise] me.
7 Those who look at me ·laugh [ridicule/mock me].
They ·stick out their tongues [throw insults; L open lips] and shake their heads.
8 They say, “·Turn to the Lord for help [L Trust the Lord].
Maybe he will ·save [rescue; T deliver] you.
If he ·likes [delights/takes pleasure in] you,
maybe he will ·rescue [save; T deliver] you.”
9 You ·had my mother give birth to me [L brought me out of the womb].
You made me ·trust [have confidence in] you
while I was ·just a baby [L at the breasts of my mother].
10 ·I have leaned on you since the day I was born [L On you I was cast from the womb];
you have been ·my God [L mine] ·since my mother gave me birth [L from the womb of my mother].
11 So don’t be far away from me.
Now ·trouble [distress] is near,
and there is no one to help.
12 People have surrounded me like ·angry [L many] bulls.
Like the strong bulls of Bashan [Deut. 32:14; Mic. 7:14], they ·are on every side [encircle me].
13 Like ·hungry [rending; L tearing their prey], roaring lions
they open their mouths at me.
14 My strength is gone,
like water poured out onto the ground,
and my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax [C weak, formless];
it has melted inside me.
15 My strength has dried up like a ·clay pot [potsherd],
and my tongue sticks to the top of my mouth.
You laid me in the dust of death.
16 Evil people have surrounded me;
like dogs ·they [a group of evil people] have trapped me.
They have ·bitten [pierced; or shriveled] my ·arms [hands] and ·legs [feet].
17 I can count all my bones;
people look and stare at me.
18 They divided my clothes among them,
and they ·threw [cast] lots for my clothing.
19 But, Lord, don’t be far away.
You are my ·strength [or help]; hurry to help me.
20 ·Save [Rescue; T Deliver] me from the sword;
save my life from the dogs.
21 ·Rescue [Save; T Deliver] me from the lion’s mouth;
·save [L answer] me from the horns of the bulls.
22 Then I will ·tell my brothers and sisters about you [L recount your name/reputation to my brothers];
I will praise you in the ·public meeting [assembly; congregation].
23 Praise the Lord, all you who ·respect [fear] him [Prov. 1:7].
All you ·descendants [seed] of Jacob [C Israelites], ·honor [glorify] him;
·fear [revere] him, all you Israelites.
24 He does not ·ignore [despise or disdain] ·those in trouble [L the suffering of the afflicted].
He doesn’t hide his face from them
but listens when they ·call out to him [cry to him for help].
25 Lord, ·I praise you [L from you comes my praise] in the great ·meeting of your people [assembly];
these ·worshipers [L who fear him] will see me ·do what I promised [L fulfill my vows].
26 ·Poor [or Afflicted] people will eat ·until they are full [and be satisfied];
those who ·look to the Lord [L seek him] will praise him.
May your hearts live forever!
27 ·People everywhere [L All the ends of the earth] will remember
and will turn to the Lord.
All the families of the nations
will worship him
28 because ·the Lord is King [rule belongs to the Lord],
and he rules the nations.
29 All the ·powerful people [L fat ones] on earth will eat and worship.
Everyone will ·bow down to [kneel before] him,
all who will ·one day die [L go down to the dust and cannot keep themselves alive].
30 The ·people in the future [posterity; seed] will serve him;
they will always be told about the Lord.
31 They will ·tell that he does what is right [recount his righteousness].
People who are not yet born
will hear what God has done.
Salmos 22
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Al director musical. Sígase la tonada de «La cierva de la aurora». Salmo de David.
22 Dios mío, Dios mío,
¿por qué me has abandonado?
Lejos estás para salvarme,
lejos de mis palabras de lamento.
2 Dios mío, clamo de día y no me respondes;
clamo de noche y no hallo reposo.
3 Pero tú eres santo, tú eres rey,
¡tú eres la alabanza de Israel!
4 En ti confiaron nuestros padres;
confiaron, y tú los libraste;
5 a ti clamaron, y tú los salvaste;
se apoyaron en ti, y no los defraudaste.
6 Pero yo, gusano soy y no hombre;
la gente se burla de mí,
el pueblo me desprecia.
7 Cuantos me ven, se ríen de mí;
lanzan insultos, meneando la cabeza:
8 «Este confía en el Señor,
¡pues que el Señor lo ponga a salvo!
Ya que en él se deleita,
¡que sea él quien lo libre!»
9 Pero tú me sacaste del vientre materno;
me hiciste reposar confiado
en el regazo de mi madre.
10 Fui puesto a tu cuidado
desde antes de nacer;
desde el vientre de mi madre
mi Dios eres tú.
11 No te alejes de mí,
porque la angustia está cerca
y no hay nadie que me ayude.
12 Muchos toros me rodean;
fuertes toros de Basán me cercan.
13 Contra mí abren sus fauces
leones que rugen y desgarran a su presa.
14 Como agua he sido derramado;
dislocados están todos mis huesos.
Mi corazón se ha vuelto como cera,
y se derrite en mis entrañas.
15 Se ha secado mi vigor como una teja;
la lengua se me pega al paladar.
¡Me has hundido en el polvo de la muerte!
16 Como perros de presa, me han rodeado;
me ha cercado una banda de malvados;
me han traspasado[a] las manos y los pies.
17 Puedo contar todos mis huesos;
con satisfacción perversa,
la gente se detiene a mirarme.
18 Se reparten entre ellos mis vestidos
y sobre mi ropa echan suertes.
19 Pero tú, Señor, no te alejes;
fuerza mía, ven pronto en mi auxilio.
20 Libra mi vida de la espada,
mi preciosa vida del poder de esos perros.
21 Rescátame de la boca de los leones;
sálvame de[b] los cuernos de los toros.
22 Proclamaré tu nombre a mis hermanos;
en medio de la congregación te alabaré.
23 ¡Alabad al Señor los que lo teméis!
¡Honradlo, descendientes de Jacob!
¡Veneradlo, descendientes de Israel!
24 Porque él no desprecia ni tiene en poco
el sufrimiento del pobre;
no esconde de él su rostro,
sino que lo escucha cuando a él clama.
25 Tú inspiras mi alabanza en la gran asamblea;
ante los que te temen cumpliré mis promesas.
26 Comerán los pobres y se saciarán;
alabarán al Señor quienes lo buscan;
¡que vuestro corazón viva para siempre!
27 Se acordarán del Señor y se volverán a él
todos los confines de la tierra;
ante él se postrarán
todas las familias de las naciones,
28 porque del Señor es el reino;
él gobierna sobre las naciones.
29 Festejarán y adorarán todos los ricos de la tierra;
ante él se postrarán todos los que bajan al polvo,
los que no pueden conservar su vida.
30 La posteridad lo servirá;
del Señor se hablará a las generaciones futuras.
31 A un pueblo que aún no ha nacido
se le dirá que Dios hizo justicia.
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