The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
1 MyGod, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
WhyareYousofar from helping Me,
Andfromthe words of My groaning?
2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But Youareholy,
# Enthroned in thepraises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to You, and were delivered;
# They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But Iama worm, and no man;
# A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head,saying,
8 “Hetrusted in theLord, let Him rescue Him;
# Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
9 But YouareHe who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trustwhileon My mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
# YouhavebeenMy God.
11 Be not far from Me,
For troubleisnear;
Forthereisnone to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded Me;
# StrongbullsofBashan have encircled Me.
13 They gape at Mewiththeir mouths,
Likea raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
# And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
# AndMy tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.
16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
# They pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
# They lookandstare at Me.
18 They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.
19 But You, OLord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
20 Deliver Me from the sword,
# My preciouslifefrom the power of the dog.
21 Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!
# You have answered Me.
22 I will declare Your name toMy brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 You who fear theLord, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
# Butwhen He cried to Him, He heard.
25 My praiseshallbeof You in the great assembly;
# I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise theLord.
Let your heart live forever!
27 All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to theLord,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You.
28 For the kingdomistheLord’s,
And He rules over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
# All those who go down to the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
30 A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to thenextgeneration,
31 They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has donethis.