Verses 1-31 - For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
2. O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
3. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel.
4. In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
5. They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6. But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8. "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
9. Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
10. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
11. Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12. Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13. Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
17. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
18. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19. But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20. Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21. Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22. I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
28. for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
30. Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
31. They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.