1 My God, my God, why have
you abandoned me?
I have cried desperately for help,
but still it does not come.
2 During the day I call to you, my
God,
but you do not answer;
I call at night,
but get no rest.
3 But you are enthroned as the
Holy one,
the one whom Israel praises.
4 Our ancestors put their trust in
you;
they trusted you, and you saved
them.
5 They called to you and escaped
from danger;
they trusted you and were not
disappointed.
6 But I am no longer a human being;
Iam a warm,
despised and scorned by
everyone!
7 All who see me make fun of me;
they stick out their tongues and
shake their heads.
8 "You relied on the LORD," they say.
'Why doesn't he save you?
If the LORD likes you,
why doesn't he help you?
If the LORD likes you,
why doesn't he help you?"
9 It was you who brought me safely
through birth,
and when I was a baby, you
kept me safe.
10 I have relied on you since the day I
was born,
and you have always been my
God.
11 Do not stay away from me!
Trouble is near,
and there is no one to help.
12 Many enemies surround me like
bulls;
they are all around me,
like fierce bulls from the land of
Bashan.
13 They open their mouths like lions,
roaring and tearing at me.
14 My strength is gone,
gone like water spilled on the
ground.
All my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like melted wax.
15 My throat is as dry as dust,
and my tongue sticks to the roof
of my mouth.
You have left me for dead in the
dust.
16 An evil gang is around me;
like a pack of dogs they close in
on me;
they tear at my hands and feet.
you abandoned me?
I have cried desperately for help,
but still it does not come.
2 During the day I call to you, my
God,
but you do not answer;
I call at night,
but get no rest.
3 But you are enthroned as the
Holy one,
the one whom Israel praises.
4 Our ancestors put their trust in
you;
they trusted you, and you saved
them.
5 They called to you and escaped
from danger;
they trusted you and were not
disappointed.
6 But I am no longer a human being;
Iam a warm,
despised and scorned by
everyone!
7 All who see me make fun of me;
they stick out their tongues and
shake their heads.
8 "You relied on the LORD," they say.
'Why doesn't he save you?
If the LORD likes you,
why doesn't he help you?
If the LORD likes you,
why doesn't he help you?"
9 It was you who brought me safely
through birth,
and when I was a baby, you
kept me safe.
10 I have relied on you since the day I
was born,
and you have always been my
God.
11 Do not stay away from me!
Trouble is near,
and there is no one to help.
12 Many enemies surround me like
bulls;
they are all around me,
like fierce bulls from the land of
Bashan.
13 They open their mouths like lions,
roaring and tearing at me.
14 My strength is gone,
gone like water spilled on the
ground.
All my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like melted wax.
15 My throat is as dry as dust,
and my tongue sticks to the roof
of my mouth.
You have left me for dead in the
dust.
16 An evil gang is around me;
like a pack of dogs they close in
on me;
they tear at my hands and feet.