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All who see me mock me;
    they curl their lips and jeer;
    they shake their heads at me:(A)
“He relied on the Lord—let him deliver him;
    if he loves him, let him rescue him.”(B)

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“Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
    let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”

Yet it was you who took me from the womb;
    you kept me safe on my mother’s breast.

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(A)“You relied on the Lord,” they say.
    “Why doesn't he save you?
If the Lord likes you,
    why doesn't he help you?”

It was you who brought me safely through birth,
    and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.

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[a]Turn [b]him over to the Lord; (A)let Him save him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

Yet You are He who (B)brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.

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  1. Psalm 22:8 Lit Roll...away to
  2. Psalm 22:8 Or it

“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(A)
Let him deliver him,(B)
    since he delights(C) in him.”

Yet you brought me out of the womb;(D)
    you made me trust(E) in you, even at my mother’s breast.

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17 Dogs surround me;
    a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and my feet
18     I can count all my bones.(A)
They stare at me and gloat;

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17 I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
18 they divide my clothes among themselves,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.

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17 All my bones can be seen.
    My enemies look at me and stare.
18 (A)They gamble for my clothes
    and divide them among themselves.

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17 I can count all my bones.
(A)They look, they stare at me;
18 They (B)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.

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17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare(A) and gloat over me.(B)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots(C) for my garment.(D)

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19     they divide my garments among them;
    for my clothing they cast lots.(A)
20 But you, Lord, do not stay far off;
    my strength, come quickly to help me.

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19 But you, O Lord, do not be far away!
    O my help, come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
    my life[a] from the power of the dog!

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  1. Psalm 22:20 Heb my only one

19 O Lord, don't stay away from me!
    Come quickly to my rescue!
20 Save me from the sword;
    save my life from these dogs.

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19 But You, Lord, (A)do not be far away;
You who are my help, (B)hurry to my assistance.
20 Save my [a]soul from (C)the sword,
My (D)only life from the [b]power of the dog.

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  1. Psalm 22:20 Or life
  2. Psalm 22:20 Lit paw

19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(A)
    You are my strength;(B) come quickly(C) to help me.(D)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(E)
    my precious life(F) from the power of the dogs.(G)

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III

23 Then I will proclaim your name to my brethren;
    in the assembly I will praise you:[a](A)
24 “You who fear the Lord, give praise!
    All descendants of Jacob, give honor;
    show reverence, all descendants of Israel!

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Footnotes

  1. 22:23 In the assembly I will praise you: the person who offered a thanksgiving sacrifice in the Temple recounted to the other worshipers the favor received from God and invited them to share in the sacrificial banquet. The final section (Ps 22:24–32) may be a summary or a citation of the psalmist’s poem of praise.

23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
    All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him;
    stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he did not despise or abhor
    the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me,[a]
    but heard when I[b] cried to him.

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  1. Psalm 22:24 Heb him
  2. Psalm 22:24 Heb he

23 “Praise him, you servants of the Lord!
    Honor him, you descendants of Jacob!
    Worship him, you people of Israel!
24 He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering;
    he does not turn away from them,
    but answers when they call for help.”

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23 (A)You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you [a]descendants of Jacob, (B)glorify Him,
And (C)stand in awe of Him, all you [b]descendants of Israel.
24 For He has (D)not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He (E)hidden His face from him;
But (F)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

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  1. Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
  2. Psalm 22:23 Lit seed

23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!(A)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(B)
    Revere him,(C) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(D) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;(E)
he has not hidden his face(F) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.(G)

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