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Psalm 22 Majority Standard Bible
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
1 Al Músico principal, sobre Ajeleth-sahar: Salmo de David. DIOS mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has dejado? ¿[por qué] estás lejos de mi salud, y de las palabras de mi clamor?
1 For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
2 Dios mío, clamo de día, y no oyes; y de noche, y no hay para mí silencio.
2 My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.
3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
3 Tú empero eres santo, tú que habitas [entre] las alabanzas de Israel.
3 But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
4 En ti esperaron nuestros padres: esperaron, y tú los libraste.
4 Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.
5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
5 Clamaron á ti, y fueron librados: esperaron en ti, y no se avergonzaron.
5 They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
6 Mas yo soy gusano, y no hombre; oprobio de los hombres, y desecho del pueblo.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
7 Todos los que me ven, escarnecen de mí; estiran los labios, menean la cabeza, [diciendo]:
7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
8 Remítese á Jehová, líbrelo; sálvele, puesto que en él se complacía.
8 “He trusts in Yahweh. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
9 Empero tú eres el que me sacó del vientre, el que me haces esperar [desde que estaba] á los pechos de mi madre.
9 But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
10 Sobre ti fuí echado desde la matriz: desde el vientre de mi madre, tú eres mi Dios.
10 I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
11 No te alejes de mí, porque la angustia está cerca; porque no hay quien ayude.
11 Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
12 Hanme rodeado muchos toros; fuertes toros de Basán me han cercado.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
13 Abrieron sobre mí su boca, [como] león rapante y rugiente.
13 They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
14 Heme escurrido como aguas, y todos mis huesos se descoyuntaron: mi corazón fué como cera, desliéndose en medio de mis entrañas.
14 I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.
15 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.
15 Secóse como un tiesto mi vigor, y mi lengua se pegó á mi paladar; y me has puesto en el polvo de la muerte.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.
16 Porque perros me han rodeado, hame cercado cuadrilla de malignos: horadaron mis manos y mis pies.
16 For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
17 Contar puedo todos mis huesos; ellos miran, considéranme.
17 I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.
18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
18 Partieron entre sí mis vestidos, y sobre mi ropa echaron suertes.
18 They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.
19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
19 Mas tú, Jehová, no te alejes; fortaleza mía, apresúrate para mi ayuda.
19 But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
20 Libra de la espada mi alma; del poder del perro mi única.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
21 Sálvame de la boca del león, y óyeme [librándome] de los cuernos de los unicornios.
21 Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
22 Anunciaré tu nombre á mis hermanos: en medio de la congregación te alabaré.
22 I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.
23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
23 Los que teméis á Jehová, alabadle; glorificadle, simiente toda de Jacob; y temed de él, vosotros, simiente toda de Israel.
23 You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
24 Porque no menospreció ni abominó la aflicción del pobre, ni de él escondió su rostro; sino que cuando clamó á él, oyóle.
24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.
25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
25 De ti será mi alabanza en la grande congregación; mis votos pagaré delante de los que le temen.
25 My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
26 Comerán los pobres, y serán saciados: alabarán á Jehová los que le buscan: vivirá vuestro corazón para siempre.
26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.
27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
27 Acordarse han, y volveránse á Jehová todos los términos de la tierra; y se humillarán delante de ti todas las familias de las gentes.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
28 Porque de Jehová es el reino; y él se enseñoreará de las gentes.
28 For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations.
29 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.
29 Comerán y adorarán todos los poderosos de la tierra: postraránse delante de él todos los que descienden al polvo, si bien ninguno puede conservar la vida á su propia alma.
29 All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
30 La posteridad le servirá; será ella contada por una generación de Jehová.
30 Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
31 Vendrán, y anunciarán al pueblo que naciere, su justicia que él hizo.
31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 22:16; Job 3:24
- 2 Psalm 42:3; Luke 18:7; Psalm 55:16–17; Luke 22:41–46; Psalm 88:1
- 3 Deuteronomy 10:21; Psalm 50:23; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8; Psalm 99:9
- 4 Exodus 14:31; Exodus 14:13–14; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:18–22
- 5 Romans 10:11; Isaiah 49:23; 1 Peter 2:6; Romans 9:33; Isaiah 45:17
- 6 Isaiah 53:3; Job 25:6; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 69:7–12
- 7 Mark 15:29; Matthew 27:39–40; Psalm 109:25; Luke 23:11; Mark 15:20
- 8 Matthew 27:42–43; Mark 15:30–32; Psalm 91:14; Psalm 18:19; Proverbs 16:3
- 9 Psalm 71:6; Isaiah 49:1–2; Psalm 71:17; Psalm 139:15–16; Matthew 2:13–15
- 10 Jeremiah 1:5; Galatians 1:15; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 46:3–4; John 20:17
- 11 Psalm 71:12; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 72:12; Psalm 10:1; John 16:32
- 12 Amos 4:1–3; Acts 4:27; Psalm 68:30; Matthew 27:1; Deuteronomy 32:14–15
- 13 1 Peter 5:8; Psalm 35:21; Psalm 17:12; Lamentations 3:46; Job 16:10
- 14 Psalm 31:10; Job 30:16; Psalm 22:17; Daniel 5:6; Job 23:16
- 15 John 19:28; Psalm 69:3; Psalm 69:21; Isaiah 53:12; Psalm 104:29
- 16 John 19:37; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 27:35; John 20:25; John 19:23
- 17 Luke 23:35; Job 33:21; Matthew 27:39–41; Isaiah 52:14; Luke 23:27
- 18 Matthew 27:35; Luke 23:34; Mark 15:24; John 19:23–24
- 19 Psalm 22:11; Psalm 40:13; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 10:1; Psalm 21:1
- 20 Psalm 35:17; Zechariah 13:7; Psalm 17:13
- 21 2 Timothy 4:17; 1 Peter 5:8; Acts 4:27; John 14:30; Numbers 23:22
- 22 Hebrews 2:11–12; Romans 8:29; Matthew 12:48–49; Matthew 28:10; Psalm 40:9–10
- 23 Revelation 15:4; Psalm 135:19–20; Psalm 107:1–2; Luke 1:50; Psalm 115:11
- 24 Hebrews 5:7; Isaiah 50:6–9; Psalm 118:5; Psalm 116:3–6; Luke 23:46
- 25 Psalm 40:9–10; Psalm 35:18; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 116:14–19; Psalm 66:13
- 26 Psalm 69:32; Psalm 40:16; Isaiah 65:13; Psalm 105:3–4; John 6:48–58
- 27 Psalm 86:9; Isaiah 45:22; Revelation 7:9–12; Psalm 2:8; Isaiah 49:6
- 28 Zechariah 14:9; Psalm 47:7–8; Daniel 7:14; Revelation 11:15; Obadiah 21
- 29 Philippians 2:10; Isaiah 26:19; John 11:25–26; Psalm 45:12; Psalm 113:7
- 30 1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 2:13; Psalm 102:28; Galatians 3:26–29; Psalm 87:6
- 31 Psalm 78:6; Psalm 86:9; Romans 1:17; Psalm 102:18; Isaiah 44:3–5
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- Psalm 22:16: “they pierced” or “like a lion”?
Most Hebrew manuscripts of Psalm 22:16 (22:17 in Hebrew) read ka’ari, “like a lion, my hands and my feet,” a line with no verb. The Greek Septuagint reads “they dug my hands and my feet,” which Christian Bibles have long rendered “pierced.” A Psalms fragment from the Judean desert has a different spelling that may be a verb. What the original Hebrew said is honestly debated.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
All that see Me have derided Me; they have spoken with their lips; they have wagged their head, [saying] He hoped in God, let Him deliver Him, let Him save Him, since He delighteth in Him." Ye see, beloved, what is the example which has been given us; for if the Lord thus humbled Himself, what shall we do who …
They now ask of me judgment, and dare to draw near to God." And again in other words, through another prophet, He says, "They pierced My hands and My feet, and for My vesture they cast lots." And indeed David, the king and prophet, who uttered these things, suffered none of them; but Jesus Christ stretched forth His hands, being …
… friends and those nearest to Him; and that He should stretch forth His hands the whole day long; and that He should be mocked and maligned by those who looked upon Him; and that His garments should be parted, and lots cast upon His raiment; and that He should be brought down to the dust of death with all [the …
or how shall they believe without a preacher?" And those who seek the Lord shall praise Him. For those who seek shall find Him, and those who find Him shall praise Him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers are gathered together against the Lord, and against His anointed." And elsewhere he mentions also the image of the cross, saying on this wise, "They pierced my hand and my feet," and those things which the soldiers were emboldened to do, he adds with all exactness, "For they parted my …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)