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For the director of music. To the tune of"The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
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O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel.
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In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
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They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
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All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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"He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
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Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
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From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
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Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
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Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
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I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.
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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.
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Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet.
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I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
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They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
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But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
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Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
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Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
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You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
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From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.
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The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him--may your hearts live forever!
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All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
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All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him--those who cannot keep themselves alive.
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Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
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They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn--for he has done it.
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