{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:30:20.658Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":22,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":31},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Thou art holy, Sitting — the Praise of Israel."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For thou art He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou art my God."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Of Thee my praise is in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"For to Jehovah is the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 22 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 22](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/22 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}