| 1 | To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.'—A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? |
| 2 | My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me. |
| 3 | And Thou [art] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel. |
| 4 | In Thee did our fathers trust—they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them. |
| 5 | Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed. |
| 6 | And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people. |
| 7 | All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip —shake the head, |
| 8 | 'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.' |
| 9 | For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother. |
| 10 | On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God. |
| 11 | Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper. |
| 12 | Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me, |
| 13 | They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring. |
| 14 | As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels. |
| 15 | Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws. |
| 16 | And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet. |
| 17 | I count all my bones—they look expectingly, They look upon me, |
| 18 | They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall. |
| 19 | And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste. |
| 20 | Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one. |
| 21 | Save me from the mouth of a lion:—And—from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me! |
| 22 | I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee. |
| 23 | Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel. |
| 24 | For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth. |
| 25 | Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers. |
| 26 | The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever. |
| 27 | Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations, |
| 28 | For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations. |
| 29 | And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul. |
| 30 | A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation. |
| 31 | They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made! |