The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
My aGod, 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 apraises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to You, and were delivered;
aThey trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am aa worm, and no man;
bA reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 aAll those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 “Hea trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
bLet Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
9 aBut 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 womb
aYou have been My God.
11 Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.
12 aMany bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of bBashan have encircled Me.
13 aThey gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
aAnd all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.
15 aMy strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And bMy 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.
aThey pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
aThey look and stare at Me.
18 aThey 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,
aMy precious life from the power of the dog.
21 aSave Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!
bYou have answered Me.
22 aI will declare Your name to bMy brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 aYou 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 awhen He cried to Him, He heard.
25 aMy praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
bI 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 world
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You.
28 aFor the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.
29 aAll the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
bAll those who go down to the dust
Shall 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.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson.
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