Psalm 22
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
DEUS, DEUS MEUS.
1 My God, my God, look upon me; | why hast • thou for- | saken • me ||
and art so far from my health, and from the | words of | my com- | plaint? ||
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, | but thou | hearest • not ||
and in the night season | also • I | take no | rest. ||
3 And thou continuest holy, O thou | 3 worship of | Isra•el. ||
4 Our fathers hoped in thee; * they trusted in | thee, and | thou • didst de- | liver • them. ||
5 They called upon | thee, • and were | holpen ||
they put their trust in | thee, • and were | not con- | founded. ||
6 But as for me, I am a | worm, and • no | man ||
a very scorn of men, and the | outcast | of the | people. ||
7 All they that see me | laugh • me to | scorn ||
they shoot out their | lips, and | shake their | heads, saying, ||
8 He trusted in God, that | 3 he would de- | liver • him ||
let him de- | liver • him, | 3 if he will | have him. ||
9 But thou art he that took me out of my | mother's | womb ||
thou wast my hope, when I hanged | yet up•on my | mother's | breasts. ||
10 I have been left unto thee ever 3 since | I was | born ||
thou art my God, | even • from my | mother's | womb. ||
11 O go not from me, for trouble is | hard at | hand ||
3 and | there is | none to | help me. ||
12 Many oxen are come about me: * fat bulls of Basan close me in on | ever•y | side. ||
13 They gape upon me with their mouths, * as it were a | ramping • and a | roaring | lion. ||
14 I am poured out like water, and all my | bones are • out of | joint ||
my heart also in the midst of my body is | 3 even like | melting | wax. ||
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue | cleaveth • to my | gums ||
and thou shalt bring me | 3 into the | dust of | death. ||
16 For many | dogs are • come a- | bout me ||
and the council of the | wicked • layeth | siege a- | gainst me. ||
17 They pierced my hands and my feet; * I may 3 tell | all my | bones ||
they stand | 3 staring and | 3 looking up- | on me. ||
18 They part my | 3 garments a- | mong them ||
and cast | lots up- | on my | vesture. ||
19 But be not thou | far from • me, O | Lord ||
thou art my | succour, | haste • thee to | help me. ||
20 Deliver my | soul • from the | sword ||
my | darling • from the | power • of the | dog. ||
21 Save me from the | lion's | mouth ||
thou hast heard me also from a- | mong the | horns • of the | uni•corns. ||
22 I will declare thy | Name un•to my | brethren ||
in the midst of the congre- | gation | will I | praise thee. ||
23 O praise the | Lord, • ye that | fear him ||
magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, * and | fear him, • all ye | seed of | Isra•el; ||
24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, the low es- | tate • of the | poor ||
he hath not hid his face from him, * but when he | called • unto | him he | heard him. ||
25 My praise is of thee in the | great • congre- | gation ||
my vows will I per- | form • in the | sight of • them that | fear him. ||
26 The poor shall | eat • and be | satis•fied ||
they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; * your | heart shall | live for | ever. ||
27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be | turned un•to the | Lord ||
and all the kindreds of the | 3 nations shall | 3 worship be- | fore him. ||
28 For the | kingdom • is the | Lord's ||
and he is the | Gover•nor a- | mong the | people. ||
29 All such as be fat upon earth have | 3 eaten and | worshipped. ||
30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him, * and | no • man hath | quickened his • own | soul. ||
31 My seed shall serve him, * they shall be counted unto the | Lord for a • gener- | ation. ||
32 They shall come, * and the heavens shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be | born, • whom the | Lord hath | made. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
