1For the Conductor, on the ayelet hashachar, a psalm by David.
2My God, my God, why have You forsaken me! So far from saving me, from the words of my outcry?
3 My God, I call out by day, and You do not answer; at night-but there is no respite for me.
4Yet You, Holy One, are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
5In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You saved them.
6They cried to You and were rescued; they trusted in You and were not shamed.
7And I am a worm and not a man; scorn of men, contempt of nations.
8All who see me mock me; they open their lips, they shake their heads.
9But one that casts [his burden] upon the Lord-He will save him; He will rescue him, for He desires him.
10For You took me out of the womb, and made me secure on my mother's breasts.
11I have been thrown upon You from birth; from my mother's womb You have been my God.
12Be not distant from me, for trouble is near, for there is none to help.
13Many bulls surround me, the mighty bulls of Bashan encircle me.
14They open their mouths against me, like a lion that ravages and roars.
15I am poured out like water, all my bones are disjointed; my heart has become like wax, melted within my innards.
16My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my palate; You set me in the dust of death.
17For dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers enclose me; my hands and feet are like a lion's prey.
18I count all my limbs, while they watch and gloat over me.
19They divide my garments amongst them; they cast lots upon my clothing.
20But You, Lord, do not be distant; my Strength, hurry to my aid!
21Save my life from the sword, my soul from the grip of dogs.
22Save me from the lion's mouth, as You have answered me from the horns of wild beasts.
23I will recount [the praises of] Your Name to my brothers; I will extol You amidst the congregation.
24You that fear the Lord, praise Him! Glorify Him, all you progeny of Jacob! Stand in awe of Him, all you progeny of Israel!
25For He has not despised nor abhorred the entreaty of the poor, nor has He concealed His face from him; rather He heard when he cried to Him.
26My praise comes from You, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before those that fear Him.
27Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let those who seek the Lord praise Him-may your hearts live forever!
28All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord; all families of nations will bow down before You.
29For sovereignty is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations.
30All the fat ones of the earth will eat and bow down, all who descend to the dust shall kneel before Him, but He will not revive their soul.
31The progeny of those who serve Him will tell of the Lord to the latter generations.
32They will come and relate His righteousness-all that He has done-to a newborn nation.