Psalms 22
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Complaints of discouragement | ||
| «To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.» My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying? | To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? | |
Verse 1 WEB For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? KJV To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? TSK A. M. 2962. B.C. 1042. Aijeleth: ps 22:16, ps 42:1,2; my God: ps 31:14-16, ps 43:1-5, mt 27:46, mr 15:34, lu 24:44; why hast: ps 26:9, ps 37:28, ps 71:11, 1sa 12:22, heb 13:5; far: ps 22:11, ps 16:1; helping: isa 46:13; words: ps 32:3,4, ps 38:8, job 3:24, isa 59:11, lu 22:44, heb 5:7 |
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| O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest. | O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. | |
Verse 2 WEB My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent. KJV O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. TSK I cry: ps 42:3, ps 55:16,17, ps 88:1, lu 18:7, 1th 3:10, 2ti 1:3; but: ps 80:4, la 3:8,44; in the night: lu 6:12, lu 18:7, lu 22:41-46; am not silent: mt 26:44 |
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| But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel. | But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. | |
Verse 3 WEB But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel. KJV But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. TSK But: ps 145:17, isa 6:3, re 4:8; that: ps 50:23, ps 65:1, de 10:21 |
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| Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour. | Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. | |
Verse 4 WEB Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. KJV Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. TSK Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.: ps 44:1-7, ge 15:6, ge 32:9-12,28, ex 14:13,14,31, 1sa 7:9-12, ro 4:18-22, heb 11:8-32 |
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| They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame. | They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. | |
Verse 5 WEB They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed. KJV They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. TSK cried: ps 99:6,7, ps 106:44, jud 4:3, jud 6:6, jud 10:10-16; and were: ps 25:2,3, ps 31:1, ps 69:6,7, ps 71:1, isa 45:17, isa 49:23, ro 9:33, ro 10:11, 1pe 2:6 |
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| But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people. | But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. | |
Verse 6 WEB But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. KJV But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. TSK I am: job 25:6, isa 41:14; a reproach: ps 31:1, ps 69:7-12,19,20, ps 88:8, isa 49:7, isa 53:3, la 3:30, mt 11:19, mt 12:24, mt 27:20-23, joh 7:15,20,47-49, joh 8:48, re 15:3, heb 13:12 |
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| I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say, | All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, | |
Verse 7 WEB All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying, KJV All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, TSK laugh: ps 35:15,16, mt 9:24, mt 27:29,39, mr 15:20,29, lu 16:14, lu 23:11,35-39; shoot out: ps 31:18, job 16:4,10, job 30:9-11, isa 57:4, mt 26:66-68; shake: ps 44:14, ps 109:25, isa 37:22,23, mt 27:39,40, mr 11:29-32 |
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| He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him. | He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. | |
Verse 8 WEB “He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.” KJV He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. TSK He trusted: ps 37:5, ps 55:22, pr 16:3, mt 27:42,43; let him: ps 3:1,2, ps 42:10, ps 71:11, ps 91:14, mr 15:30-32; seeing, etc: ps 18:19, isa 42:1, mt 3:17, mt 12:18, mt 17:5, lu 23:35 |
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| But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts. | But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. | |
Verse 9 WEB But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother’s breasts. KJV But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. TSK that took: ps 71:6, ps 139:15,16, isa 49:1,2; thou didst: ps 71:17, isa 7:14,15, isa 9:6; make me hope: mt 2:13-15, re 12:4,5 |
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| I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body. | I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. | |
Verse 10 WEB I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me. KJV I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. TSK cast: isa 46:3,4, isa 49:1, lu 2:40,52; thou: joh 20:17; from: jer 1:5, ga 1:15 |
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With prayer for salvation | ||
| Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help. | Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. | |
Verse 11 WEB Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help. KJV Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. TSK Be not: ps 10:1, ps 13:1-3, ps 35:22, ps 38:21, ps 69:1,2,18, ps 71:12, joh 16:32, heb 5:7; none to help: ps 72:12, ps 142:4-6, de 32:36, mt 26:56,72,74 |
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| A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan. | Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. | |
Verse 12 WEB Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. KJV Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. TSK Many: ps 68:30, jer 50:11; strong: de 32:14,15, isa 34:7, eze 39:18, am 4:1-3, mt 27:1, ac 4:27 |
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| I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food. | They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. | |
Verse 13 WEB They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring. KJV They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. TSK gaped, etc: ps 22:7, ps 35:21, job 16:10, la 2:16, la 3:46, mt 26:3,4,59-65; as a: ps 22:21, ps 7:2, ps 17:12, ps 35:17, eze 22:27,28, 1pe 5:8 |
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| I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body. | I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. | |
Verse 14 WEB I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me. KJV I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. TSK I am: jos 7:5, mt 26:38, lu 22:44, joh 12:27; all: ps 22:17, da 5:6; heart: ps 68:2, jos 7:5, job 23:16, mr 14:33,34 |
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| My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips. | My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. | |
Verse 15 WEB My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death. KJV My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. TSK strength: ps 32:3,4, pr 17:22; tongue: ps 69:3,21, job 29:10, la 4:4, joh 19:28; into the: ps 30:9, ps 104:29, ge 3:19, ge 18:27, job 7:21, job 10:9, job 34:15, isa 53:12, da 12:2, mt 27:50, 1co 15:3 |
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| Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet. | For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. | |
Verse 16 WEB For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet. KJV For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. TSK dogs: ps 22:1, ps 22:20, ps 59:6,14, mt 7:6, php 3:2, re 22:15; compassed: lu 11:53,54; assembly: ps 86:14, jer 12:6, mt 26:57, mr 15:16-20, lu 22:63-71, lu 23:4,5,10,11, lu 23:23; they pierced: zec 12:10, mt 27:35, mr 15:24, lu 23:33, joh 19:23,37, joh 20:25,27 |
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| I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me: | I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. | |
Verse 17 WEB I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me. KJV I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. TSK I may: ps 102:3-5, job 33:21, isa 52:14; look: mt 27:36,39-41, mr 15:29-32, lu 23:27,35 |
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| They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing. | They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. | |
Verse 18 WEB They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing. KJV They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. TSK They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.: mt 27:35, mr 15:24, lu 23:34, joh 19:23,24 |
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| Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help. | But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. | |
Verse 19 WEB But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me. KJV But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. TSK But: ps 22:11, ps 10:1; O my: ps 18:1, ps 21:1, ps 40:13,17, ps 69:13-18 |
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| Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog. | Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. | |
Verse 20 WEB Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog. KJV Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. |
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| Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen. | Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. | |
Verse 21 WEB Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me. KJV Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. TSK me from: lu 22:53, joh 14:30, 2ti 4:17, 1pe 5:8; horns: nu 23:22, de 33:17, job 39:9,10, isa 34:7, joh 8:59, ac 4:27, ac 5:30-32 |
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Praises for mercies and redemption | ||
| I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people. | I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. | |
Verse 22 WEB I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you. KJV I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. TSK I will: ps 40:9, ps 71:18,19, joh 7:25,26, heb 2:11,12; my brethren: mt 12:48,49, mt 25:40, mt 28:10, joh 20:17, ro 8:29; in the: ps 22:25, ps 40:9,10 |
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| You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel. | Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. | |
Verse 23 WEB You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! KJV Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. TSK Ye that: ps 115:11,13, ps 135:19,20, ps 145:19, 1ch 16:8-13, lu 1:50; all ye: ps 105:3-7, ps 106:5, ps 107:1,2, ps 135:19,20; glorify: ps 50:23, isa 25:3, lu 2:20, 1co 6:19,20, 1co 10:31, re 15:4; all ye the: ps 22:30, 1ch 16:13 |
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| For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry. | For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. | |
Verse 24 WEB For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard. KJV For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. TSK For: ps 22:6, ps 35:10, ps 69:29-34, isa 50:6-9; neither: lu 23:46; but: ps 22:2, ps 34:6, ps 116:3-6, ps 118:5, heb 5:7 |
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| My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers. | My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. | |
Verse 25 WEB Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him. KJV My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. TSK My praise: ps 22:22, ps 35:18, ps 40:9,10, ps 111:1; I will: ps 56:12, ps 65:1, ps 66:13,16, ps 116:14-19, ps 118:19,20, ec 5:4,5 |
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| The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever. | The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. | |
Verse 26 WEB The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever. KJV The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. TSK The meek: ps 69:32, le 7:11-17, isa 25:6, isa 65:13, joh 6:48-58; they: ps 105:3,4; your: ps 69:32, joh 4:14, joh 6:51 |
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| All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship. | All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. | |
Verse 27 WEB All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you. KJV All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. TSK All the ends: ps 2:8, ps 72:8,11, ps 86:9, ps 98:3, isa 45:22, isa 46:8,9, isa 49:6,12; turn: ac 14:15, ac 20:21, ac 26:18-20, ro 16:26, 1th 1:9; and all: ps 96:7, ps 102:22, ps 117:1, re 7:9-12, re 15:4 |
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| For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations. | For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. | |
Verse 28 WEB For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations. KJV For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. TSK For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.: ps 47:7,8, da 7:14, ob 1:21, zec 14:9, mt 6:13, re 11:15 |
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| All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul. | All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. | |
Verse 29 WEB All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive. KJV All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. TSK that be: ps 73:7, ps 78:31, isa 10:16; shall: ps 45:12, ps 72:10,11, isa 60:3-5,16, re 21:24; all they that: ps 113:7, isa 26:19, isa 29:4, php 2:10, re 20:12-15; bow: isa 45:23, ro 14:10-12; and none: ps 49:6-9, ho 13:9, joh 3:36, joh 11:25,26 |
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| A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after. | A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. | |
Verse 30 WEB Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord. KJV A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. TSK A seed: isa 53:10, heb 2:13; it shall: ps 14:5, ps 24:6, ps 73:15, ps 87:6, mt 3:9, ga 3:26-29, 1pe 2:9 |
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| They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this. | They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. | |
Verse 31 WEB They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it. KJV They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. TSK They: ps 78:6, ps 86:9, ps 102:18, ps 145:4-7, isa 44:3-5, isa 49:21-23, isa 54:1, isa 60:4, isa 66:7-9; his righteousness: ro 1:17, ro 3:21-25, ro 5:19-21, 2co 5:21 |
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