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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?

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?

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

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Context Readings

From Suffering To Praise

1 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? 2 O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.

Cross References

Matthew 27:46

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

Mark 15:34

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

Job 3:24

In place of my food I have grief, and cries of sorrow come from me like water.

Psalm 22:16

Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

Isaiah 59:11

We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.

1 Samuel 12:22

For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.

Psalm 10:1

Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

Psalm 16:1

Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

Psalm 22:11

Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

Psalm 26:9

Let not my soul be numbered among sinners, or my life among men of blood;

Psalm 31:14-16

But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

Psalm 42:1-2

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Psalm 43:1-5

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

Psalm 71:11

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

Isaiah 46:13

My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.

Luke 22:44

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

Luke 24:44

And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.

Hebrews 13:5

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

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