Psalms 22

Psalms 22:1

AMP: My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? [Matt 27:46]

ASV: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?

BSB: My God, my God,why have You forsaken me?Why are You so far from saving me,so far from my words of groaning?

DARBY: {To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?

DRA: Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David.

KJV: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Psalms 22:2

AMP: O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

ASV: O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

BSB: I cry out by day, O my God,but You do not answer,and by night,but I have no rest.

DARBY: My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

DRA: O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

KJV: O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

Psalms 22:3

AMP: But You are holy,O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

ASV: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

BSB: Yet You are holy,enthroned on the praises of Israel.

DARBY: And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.

DRA: O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

KJV: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Psalms 22:4

AMP: In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident];They trusted and You rescued them.

ASV: Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

BSB: In You our fathers trusted;they trusted and You delivered them.

DARBY: Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.

DRA: But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.

KJV: Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Psalms 22:5

AMP: They cried out to You and were delivered;They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed.

ASV: They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

BSB: They cried out to You and were set free;they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

DARBY: They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.

DRA: In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

KJV: They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Psalms 22:6

AMP: ¶But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man;I am the scorn of men and despised by the people. [Matt 27:39-44]

ASV: But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

BSB: But I am a worm and not a man,scorned by men and despised by the people.

DARBY: But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.

DRA: They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

KJV: But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Psalms 22:7

AMP: All who see me laugh at me and mock me;They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying, [Matt 27:43]

ASV: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

BSB: All who see me mock me;they sneer and shake their heads:

DARBY: All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying:]

DRA: But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.

KJV: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying,

Psalms 22:8

AMP: “He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him.Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.” [Matt 27:39, 43; Mark 15:29, 30; Luke 23:35]

ASV: Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

BSB: “He trusts in the LORD,let the LORD deliver him;let the LORD rescue him,since He delights in him.”

DARBY: Commit it to Jehovah let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!

DRA: All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.

KJV: He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

Psalms 22:9

AMP: ¶Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb;You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.

ASV: But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother`s breasts.

BSB: Yet You brought me forth from the womb;You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

DARBY: But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts.

DRA: He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.

KJV: But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

Psalms 22:10

AMP: I was cast upon You from birth;From my mother’s womb You have been my God.

ASV: I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

BSB: From birth I was cast upon You;from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

DARBY: I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother's belly.

DRA: For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.

KJV: I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

Psalms 22:11

AMP: ¶Do not be far from me, for trouble is near;And there is no one to help.

ASV: Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

BSB: Be not far from me,for trouble is nearand there is no one to help.

DARBY: Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

DRA: I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother's womb thou art my God,

KJV: Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Psalms 22:12

AMP: Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. [Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1]

ASV: Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

BSB: Many bulls surround me;strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

DARBY: Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.

DRA: depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

KJV: Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Psalms 22:13

AMP: They open wide their mouths against me,Like a ravening and a roaring lion.

ASV: They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.

BSB: They open their jaws against melike lions that roar and maul.

DARBY: They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

DRA: Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

KJV: They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Psalms 22:14

AMP: I am poured out like water,And all my bones are out of joint.My heart is like wax;It is melted [by anguish] within me.

ASV: I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

BSB: I am poured out like water,and all my bones are disjointed.My heart is like wax;it melts away within me.

DARBY: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

DRA: They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

KJV: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Psalms 22:15

AMP: My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery;And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws;And You have laid me in the dust of death. [John 19:28]

ASV: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

BSB: My strength is dried up like a potsherd,and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.You lay me in the dust of death.

DARBY: My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.

DRA: I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.

KJV: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Psalms 22:16

AMP: For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me;A gang of evildoers has encircled me,They pierced my hands and my feet. [Is 53:7; John 19:37]

ASV: For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

BSB: For dogs surround me;a band of evil men encircles me;they have pierced my hands and feet.

DARBY: For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

DRA: My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.

KJV: For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalms 22:17

AMP: I can count all my bones;They look, they stare at me. [Luke 23:27, 35]

ASV: I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me.

BSB: I can count all my bones;they stare and gloat over me.

DARBY: I may count all my bones. They look, they stare upon me;

DRA: For many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet.

KJV: I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Psalms 22:18

AMP: They divide my clothing among themAnd cast lots for my garment. [John 19:23, 24]

ASV: They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

BSB: They divide my garments among themand cast lots for my clothing.

DARBY: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

DRA: They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.

KJV: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

Psalms 22:19

AMP: ¶But You, O Lord, do not be far from me;O You my help, come quickly to my assistance.

ASV: But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

BSB: But You, O LORD, be not far off;O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

DARBY: But thou, Jehovah, be not far [from me]; O my strength, haste thee to help me.

DRA: They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

KJV: But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Psalms 22:20

AMP: Rescue my life from the sword,My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

ASV: Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

BSB: Deliver my soul from the sword,my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

DARBY: Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;

DRA: But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.

KJV: Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Psalms 22:21

AMP: Save me from the lion’s mouth;From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

ASV: Save me from the lion`s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

BSB: Save me from the mouth of the lion;at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

DARBY: Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.

DRA: Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.

KJV: Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalms 22:22

AMP: ¶I will tell of Your name to my countrymen;In the midst of the congregation I will praise You. [John 20:17; Rom 8:29; Heb 2:12]

ASV: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

BSB: I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;I will praise You in the assembly.

DARBY: I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

DRA: Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

KJV: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Psalms 22:23

AMP: You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him.Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.

ASV: Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

BSB: You who fear the LORD, praise Him!All descendants of Jacob, honor Him!All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

DARBY: Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.

DRA: I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee.

KJV: Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Psalms 22:24

AMP: For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;Nor has He hidden His face from him;But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

ASV: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

BSB: For He has not despised or detestedthe torment of the afflicted.He has not hidden His face from him,but has attended to his cry for help.

DARBY: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard.

DRA: Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him.

KJV: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Psalms 22:25

AMP: ¶My praise will be of You in the great assembly.I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

ASV: Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

BSB: My praise for You resounds in the great assembly;I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

DARBY: My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

DRA: Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me.

KJV: My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Psalms 22:26

AMP: The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

ASV: The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

BSB: The poor will eat and be satisfied;those who seek the LORD will praise Him.May your hearts live forever!

DARBY: The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

DRA: With thee is my praise in a great church: I will pay my vows in the sight of them that fear him.

KJV: The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalms 22:27

AMP: All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,

ASV: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

BSB: All the ends of the earthwill remember and turn to the LORD.All the families of the nationswill bow down before Him.

DARBY: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee:

DRA: The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.

KJV: All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalms 22:28

AMP: For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’sAnd He rules over the nations.

ASV: For the kingdom is Jehovah`s; And he is the ruler over the nations.

BSB: For dominion belongs to the LORDand He rules over the nations.

DARBY: For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.

DRA: All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight.

KJV: For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.

Psalms 22:29

AMP: All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship;All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him,Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

ASV: All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

BSB: All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.

DARBY: All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.

DRA: For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion over the nations.

KJV: All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

Psalms 22:30

AMP: Posterity will serve Him;They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.

ASV: A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.

BSB: Posterity will serve Him;they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

DARBY: A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

DRA: All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him.

KJV: A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

Psalms 22:31

AMP: They will come and declare His righteousnessTo a people yet to be born—that He has done it [and that it is finished]. [John 19:30]

ASV: They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it. Psalm 23 A Psalm of David.

BSB: They will come and proclaim His righteousnessto a people yet unborn —all that He has done.

DARBY: They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [it].

DRA: And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him.

KJV: They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

Psalms 22:32

DRA: There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.