For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
The Psalm of the Cross
Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30
1To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' --A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?+ 2My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.+ 3And Thou art holy, Sitting--the Praise of Israel.+ 4In Thee did our fathers trust--they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.+ 5Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.+ 6And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.+ 7All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip--shake the head,+ 8`Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'+ 9For thou art He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.+ 10On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou art my God.+ 11Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.+ 12Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,+ 13They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.+ 14As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.+ 15Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.+ 16And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.+ 17I count all my bones--they look expectingly, They look upon me,+ 18They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.+ 19And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.+ 20Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.+ 21Save me from the mouth of a lion: --And--from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!+ 22I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.+ 23Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.+ 24For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.+ 25Of Thee my praise is in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.+ 26The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.+ 27Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,+ 28For to Jehovah is the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.+ 29And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.+ 30A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.+ 31They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!+