[1]For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. [2]My God, my God, why hast Tho forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry? [3]O my God, I call by day, but Th answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me. [4]Yet Thou art holy, O Thou that art enthroned upon the praises of Israel. [5]In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. [6]Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed. [7]But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. [8]All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head: [9]'Let him commit himself unto ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.' [10]For Thou art He that took me out of the womb; Thou madest me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts. [11]Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb. [12]Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. [13]Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. [14]They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion. [15]I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts. [16]My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death. [17]For dogs have encompassed me company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet. [18]I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me. [19]They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots. [20]But Thou, O ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me. [21]Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog. [22]Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me. [23]I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee. [24]'Ye that fear ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel. [25]For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.' [26]From Thee cometh my praise in the congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him. [27]Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎ that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever! [28]All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. [29]For the kingdom is ‏𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇‎'S; and He is the ruler over the nations. [30]All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive. [31]A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation. [32]They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done it.
 
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