A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the choir director; upon ^[a]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

The Crucifixion

^33 (A)And when they came to a place called ^(B)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, ^34 (C)they gave Him ^(D)wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

³⁵ And when they had crucified Him, ^(E)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting ^[a]lots. ³⁶ And sitting down, they began to ^(F)keep watch over Him there. ³⁷ And above His head they put up the charge against Him ^[b]which read, “^(G)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁸ At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And those passing by were ^[c]hurling abuse at Him, ^(H)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, “^(I)You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^(J)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, ⁴² “^(K)He saved others; ^[d]He cannot save Himself. ^(L)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ^43 (M)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^[e]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (N)The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

^45 (O)Now from the ^[f]sixth hour darkness ^[g]fell upon all the land until the ^[h]ninth hour. ⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(P)Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ^48 (Q)Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest of them said, “^[i]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him^[j].” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(R)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. ^51 (S)And behold, ^(T)the ^[k]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^(U)the earth shook and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ^[l]saints who had ^(V)fallen asleep were raised; ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^(W)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (X)Now the centurion, and those who were with him ^(Y)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^(Z)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was ^[m](AA)the Son of God!”

The Crucifixion

^33 (A)When they came to the place called ^[a]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. ^34 [b]But Jesus was saying, “^(B)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” ^(C)And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. ³⁵ And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^(D)rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^(E)let Him save Himself if this is the ^[c]Christ of God, His Chosen One.” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^(F)offering Him sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “^(G)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” ³⁸ Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^(H)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

^39 (I)One of the criminals who were hanged there was ^[d]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ^[e]Christ? ^(J)Save Yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ^[f]what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come ^[g]in Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ^(K)Paradise.”

^44 (L)It was now about ^[h](M)the sixth hour, and darkness ^[i]fell over the whole land until ^[j]the ninth hour, ^45 [k]because the sun was obscured; and ^(N)the veil of the temple was torn ^[l]in two. ⁴⁶ And Jesus, ^(O)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(P)into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last. ^47 (Q)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^(R)praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was ^[m]innocent.” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, ^[n](S)beating their breasts. ^49 (T)And all His acquaintances and ^(U)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.