1. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me and from the words of my cry?
2. O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest in the midst of the praises of Israel.
4. Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5. They cried unto thee and were delivered: they trusted in thee and were not confounded.
6. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men and despised of the people.
7. All those that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8. Turn him over to the Lord, let him deliver him, let him save him, seeing he delighted in him.
9. But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou hast made me wait upon thee since I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10. I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
11. Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is no one to help.
12. Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about.
13. They opened their mouth upon me as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14. 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.
15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17. I may count all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18. They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture.