Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

King James Version

{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Holman Bible

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?

International Standard Version

My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from delivering me from my groaning words?

A Conservative Version

My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

Bible in Basic English

My God, my God, why are you turned away from me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my crying?

Darby Translation

{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?

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer upon the first place of the dawn; chanting of David. My God, my God, wherefore forsookest thou me? far off from my salvation the words of my groaning.

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician upon aijeleth shahar. A Psalm of 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?

Lexham Expanded Bible

My God, my God why have you forsaken me? [Why are you] far from helping me, [far from] the words of my groaning?

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician, on the deer of the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, and are far from my deliverance, and from the words of my groaning?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, upon Aijeleth of the dawning, a Psalm of David} My God, my God: why hast thou forsaken me, and art so far from my health and from the words of my complaint?

NET Bible

For the music director; according to the tune "Morning Doe;" a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.

New Heart English Bible

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

The Emphasized Bible

My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?

Webster

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

World English Bible

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

Youngs Literal Translation

To 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?

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 22:1

Devotionals containing Psalm 22:1

Images Psalm 22:1

Prayers for Psalm 22:1

Context Readings

From Suffering To Praise

1 For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
2 O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but I have no rest.



Cross References

Matthew 27:46

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Mark 15:34

At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Job 3:24

“For my groaning comes at the sight of my food,
And my cries pour out like water.

Psalm 38:8

I am benumbed and badly crushed;
I groan because of the agitation of my heart.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me;
A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.

Isaiah 59:11

All of us growl like bears,
And moan sadly like doves;
We hope for justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.

Hebrews 5:7

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

1 Samuel 12:22

For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

Psalm 10:1

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Psalm 16:1

A Mikhtam of David.
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

Psalm 22:11

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

Psalm 26:9

Do not take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

Psalm 31:14-16

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,
I say, “You are my God.”

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 42:1-2

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 43:1-5

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation;
O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Psalm 71:11

Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

Isaiah 46:13

“I bring near My righteousness, it is not far off;
And My salvation will not delay.
And I will grant salvation in Zion,
And My glory for Israel.

Luke 22:44

And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

Luke 24:44

Now He said to them, These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Hebrews 13:5

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

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