Book - Psalms - Chapter = 22 --> NLT
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My God, my God! Why have you forsaken me? Why do you remain so distant? Why do you ignore my cries for help?
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Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night you hear my voice, but I find no relief.
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Yet you are holy. The praises of Israel surround your throne.
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Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.
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You heard their cries for help and saved them. They put their trust in you and were never disappointed.
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But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
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Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
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"Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!"
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Yet you brought me safely from my mother's womb and led me to trust you when I was a nursing infant.
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I was thrust upon you at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.
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Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
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My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
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Like roaring lions attacking their prey, they come at me with open mouths.
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My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
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My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
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My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
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I can count every bone in my body. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
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They divide my clothes among themselves and throw dice for my garments.
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O LORD, do not stay away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
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Rescue me from a violent death; spare my precious life from these dogs.
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Snatch me from the lions' jaws, and from the horns of these wild oxen.
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Then I will declare the wonder of your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among all your people.
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Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
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For he has not ignored the suffering of the needy. He has not turned and walked away. He has listened to their cries for help.
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I will praise you among all the people; I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
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The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
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The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. People from every nation will bow down before him.
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For the LORD is king! He rules all the nations.
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Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Let all mortals--those born to die--bow down in his presence.
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Future generations will also serve him. Our children will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
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His righteous acts will be told to those yet unborn. They will hear about everything he has done.