Psalms 22
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Psalm 22
The leader must use the music called ‘The Deer of the Dawn.’
This is a song that David wrote.
Please help me, God!
1My God!
My God, why have you left me alone?
Why is my help far away?
I am crying out in great pain!
2My God!
I call aloud to you for help every day,
all day and all night!
But you do not answer my prayers,
so I cannot sleep.
3I know that you are the Holy God.
You sit on your throne as king,
and Israel's people praise you.
4Our ancestors trusted in you.
When they trusted you, you saved them.
5They called aloud to you and you saved them.
They trusted in you,
and you did not disappoint them. #22:5 David thinks that God has forgotten him. But David remembered that God had helped his ancestors. So David does not understand why God has not helped him.
6People insult me.
They think that I am worth nothing.
It seems that I am only a worm,
and I am not really a man.
7Everyone that sees me laughs at me.
They laugh and they shake their heads.
8They say, ‘He should trust in the Lord!
The Lord should save him.
If the Lord is really happy with him,
the Lord should rescue him.’
9 Lord, you brought me safely to birth.
You took care of me at my mother's breasts.
10From the day that I was born,
I have always been in your care.
You have been my God since my mother gave birth to me.
11So do not stay far from me now.
Trouble is near to me,
and there is nobody to help me.
12There is danger all round me,
like the strong bulls of Bashan. #22:12 Bashan was a place that had very strong bulls.
I cannot move
because my enemies are very near, all around me.
13They open their mouths like lions!
They are ready to eat me!
They are like lions that tear their food into pieces.
14My strength has gone,
like water that is poured away.
My bones do not join together properly.
I feel weak inside
and hope has disappeared.
15My mouth has become dry like a piece of a broken pot.
My tongue sticks to my mouth.
You have left me down in the dirt,
as good as dead!
16Wicked people are everywhere around me.
They are ready to attack me,
like a group of wild dogs.
They tear apart my hands and my feet.
17My body is so weak
I can count all my bones.
My enemies look at me and they laugh.
They are happy because I have pain.
18They have taken my clothes,
and they choose what they want for themselves.
They throw dice to decide who receives each piece.
19But Lord, please do not stay far away from me!
You can make me strong again.
Please hurry to help me!
20Keep me safe!
My enemies want to kill me with their swords.
Save my life from those wild dogs!
21Do not let those lions eat me!
Keep me safe from the horns of those wild bulls!
I know that you have answered my prayer!
22I will tell my people how great you are.
I will praise you when we meet together.
23Everyone who serves the Lord must praise him!
All Jacob's descendants must respect him!
Yes, all Israel's people must worship him!
24God did not forget to help the man who was in pain.
He did not turn away from the one who suffered.
When he called to God for help,
God answered his prayer. #22:24 In this Psalm, David talks about himself as ‘the man who was in pain’. David prayed and God answered him. Later, Jesus was also in pain, on the cross. When Jesus prayed, God answered him too.
25Yes, I will praise you, God,
in the great meeting of your people.
I will give to you what I have promised to give.
Everyone who serves you, Lord, will see that.
26Poor people will have plenty of food to eat.
Those who come to the Lord will praise him.
May God help you to live well for ever!
27People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord.
They will turn to him for help.
Families from all nations will worship you.
28The Lord rules as king over all the nations.
29All the rich people on earth will bend down,
and they will worship God.
Everyone will die one day.
They must all bend down in front of God.
Nobody can keep himself alive.
30Our children will also serve God.
And they will tell their children about our Lord.
31They will speak about all the great things that God has done
to save his people.
People who have not yet been born
will learn about the things that God has done. #22:31 Verses 27-31 tell us about what will happen one day because God is King of the whole earth.
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