The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.”^[a] A Psalm of David.

22 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?Why are You so far from helping Me,And from the 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 You are holy,Enthroned in the praises 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 I am a 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 “He trusted^[b] in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

⁹ But You are He who took Me out of the womb;You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.¹⁰ I was cast upon You from birth.From My mother’s wombYou have been My God.¹¹ Be not far from Me,For trouble is near;For there is none to help.

¹² Many bulls have surrounded Me;Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.¹³ They gape at Me with their mouths,Like a 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,And My 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^[c] My hands and My feet;¹⁷ I can count all My bones.They look and stare at Me.¹⁸ They divide My garments among them,And for My clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹ But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;O My Strength, hasten to help Me!²⁰ Deliver Me from the sword,My precious life from the power of the dog.²¹ Save Me from the lion’s mouthAnd from the horns of the wild oxen!

You have answered Me.

²² I will declare Your name to My brethren;In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.²³ You who fear the Lord, 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;But when He cried to Him, He heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of 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 the Lord.Let your heart live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the worldShall remember and turn to the Lord,And all the families of the nationsShall worship before You.^[d]28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s,And He rules over the nations.

²⁹ All the prosperous of the earthShall eat and worship;All those who go down to the dustShall bow before Him,Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

³⁰ A posterity shall serve Him.It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,³¹ They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,That He has done this.