Parallel Verses

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?

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?

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 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.



Cross References

Matthew 27:46

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Mark 15:34

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Job 3:24

For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

Psalm 38:8

I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

Isaiah 59:11

We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

1 Samuel 12:22

For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.

Psalm 10:1

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Psalm 16:1

Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

Psalm 22:11

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

Psalm 26:9

Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;

Psalm 31:14-16

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

Psalm 37:28

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 42:1-2

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Psalm 43:1-5

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Psalm 71:11

Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

Isaiah 46:13

I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

Luke 22:44

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

Luke 24:44

And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

Hebrews 13:5

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

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