Psalms 22:18-30:12 They divide my clothes among themselves. They cast lots (throw dice) for my clothing.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ They divide my clothes among themselves. They cast lots (throw dice) for my clothing. ¹⁹ Do not stay far off, O Jehovah. Come quickly to assist me, O my strength. ²⁰ Rescue me from the sword, my life from vicious dogs. ²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen. You have answered me. ²² I will tell my people about your name. I will praise you within the congregation. ²³ All who reverence Jehovah, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel. ²⁴ Jehovah has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. Jehovah heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help. ²⁵ My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who respect Jehovah. ²⁶ Humble (meek) people will eat until they are full. Those who look to Jehovah will praise him. May your heart live forever. ²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember and return to Jehovah. All the families from all the nations will worship you. ²⁸ This is because the kingdom belongs to Jehovah and he rules the nations. ²⁹ All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive. ³⁰ There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about Jehovah. ³¹ They will tell people yet to be born about the righteousness he has performed. ²³ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. ³ He restores me and he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. ⁴ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me. ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. ⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah forever. ²⁴ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) The earth and all it contains the world and those who dwell in it belong to Jehovah. ² For He has ordained it upon the seas and decreed it upon the rivers. ³ Who will go up to the mountain of Jehovah? Who may stand in His holy place? ⁴ He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up (turned) to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully. ⁵ He will obtain blessing from Jehovah and righteousness from the God of his salvation. ⁶ This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob. ⁷ Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted up, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory will come in. ⁸ Who is this king of glory? Jehovah, strong and mighty! Jehovah, powerful in battle! ⁹ Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. ¹⁰ Who, then, is this king of glory? Jehovah of Hosts is the king of glory! ²⁵ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) I offer myself to you, O Jehovah. ² I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemy’s triumph over me. ³ No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are treacherous will be put to shame. ⁴ Make your ways known to me, O Jehovah, and teach me your paths. ⁵ Make me walk (guide me) (bend me) in your truth and teach me because you are my God of salvation. I wait all day long for you. ⁶ O Jehovah, remember your loving kindness and merciful deeds. They have existed from eternity. ⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth or my rebellious ways. O Jehovah, remember me in keeping with your loving kindness and your goodness. ⁸ Jehovah is good and decent. That is why he teaches sinners the way they should live. ⁹ He leads humble people to do what is right, and he teaches them his way. ¹⁰ All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness (mercy) and truth for those who cling to his promise and written instructions. ¹¹ O Jehovah, for the sake of your name pardon my guilt, because it is great. ¹² Who is this person who respects Jehovah? He is the one whom Jehovah will teach the way he should choose. ¹³ He will enjoy good things in life, and his descendants will inherit the land. ¹⁴ Jehovah is intimate with those who respect him. He reveals the intent of his covenant to them. ¹⁵ My eyes are always on Jehovah. He removes my feet from traps. ¹⁶ Turn to me, and have pity on me for I am lonely and afflicted. ¹⁷ My troubles have increased. Relieve my troubled heart, and bring me out of my distress. ¹⁸ Look at my misery and suffering, and forgive all my sins. ¹⁹ See how my enemies have increased in number, how they have hated me with vicious hatred! ²⁰ Guard me and save me! Do not let me be humiliated for I have taken refuge in you. ²¹ Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you. ²² Rescue Israel, O God, from all its troubles! ²⁶ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) Vindicate me, O Jehovah, because I have walked with (a life-style of) integrity and I have trusted you without wavering. ² Examine me, O Jehovah, and test me. Look closely (deeply) into my heart and mind. ³ Your loving-kindness is in front of me. I walk in your truth. ⁴ I do not sit with deceitful men, and I will not be found among hypocrites. ⁵ I hate the assembly of evildoers and will not sit with wicked people. ⁶ I will wash my hands in innocence. I will walk around your altar, O Jehovah. ⁷ Let me publish with a voice of thanksgiving and recount all your wonders (miracles). ⁸ O Jehovah, I love the place where you live, the home (spiritual retreat) (heart and mind) where your glory dwells. ⁹ Do not sweep me away with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people. ¹⁰ Evil schemes are in their hands. Their right hands are full of bribes. ¹¹ As for me, I walk in my integrity. Redeem (ransom) (rescue) me, and show me favor. ¹² My feet stand on level ground. I will praise Jehovah in the congregation. ²⁷ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) Jehovah is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the stronghold of my life. Who is there to be afraid of? ² Evildoers accosted me to tear me to pieces. My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell. ³ Even though an army sets up camp against me, my heart will not be afraid. Even though a war breaks out against me, I will trust in Jehovah. ⁴ I have asked one thing from Jehovah. This I will seek: to live in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to look at Jehovah’s beauty and search for an answer in his temple. ⁵ He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He puts me high on a rock. ⁶ Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies who surround me. I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes I will sing praises to Jehovah. ⁷ Hear O Jehovah when I cry with my voice. Be gracious to me and answer me. ⁸ You said: »Seek my face (look for me) (my presence).« My heart said to you, »O Jehovah, I will look for you.« ⁹ Do not hide your face from me. Do not angrily turn me away. You have been my help. Do not leave me! Do not abandon me, O God of my salvation! ¹⁰ Even if my father and mother abandon (forsake) me, Jehovah will take care of me. ¹¹ Teach me your way, O Jehovah. Lead me on a level path because of my enemies. ¹² Do not surrender me to the will of my opponents. False witnesses have risen against me. They breathe out violence. ¹³ I believe that I will see the goodness of Jehovah in this world of the living. ¹⁴ Hope (wait) (expect) (trust) in Jehovah and be strong. Let your heart be courageous. Yes, hope in Jehovah. ²⁸ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit (grave). ² Hear the voice of my prayer when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands [in prayer] toward your most holy place. ³ Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts. ⁴ Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them recompense. ⁵ Jehovah will tear them down and never build them up again. This is because they never consider what he has done or what his hands have made. ⁶ Blessed is Jehovah for he has heard my prayer (supplication)! ⁷ Jehovah is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant and I thank him with my song. ⁸ Jehovah is the strength of his people and a fortress for the victory of his anointed. ⁹ Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever. ²⁹ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) Give to Jehovah, you sons of the mighty ones. Give to Jehovah glory and power. ² Give to Jehovah the glory his name deserves. Worship Jehovah in his holy splendor. ³ The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. The God of glory thunders, Jehovah is over many waters. ⁴ The voice of Jehovah is powerful. The voice of Jehovah is glorious. ⁵ The voice of Jehovah breaks the cedars. Jehovah splinters the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf and Mount Sirion like a wild bull. ⁷ The voice of Jehovah cuts with flames of fire from lightning. ⁸ The voice of Jehovah shakes the wilderness. Jehovah makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble. ⁹ The voice of Jehovah makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare. In His temple everything says: »Glory!« ¹⁰ Jehovah sat enthroned over the flood. Jehovah sits enthroned as king forever. ¹¹ Jehovah will give power (strength) to his people. Jehovah will bless his people with peace (prosperity) (health) (safety). ³⁰ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) I will praise and exalt You, O Jehovah, for you lifted me up. You did not let my enemies rejoice over me. ² O Jehovah my God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me. ³ O Jehovah, you brought me up from the grave. You kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. ⁴ Sing praise to Jehovah, you his godly ones, and give thanks to his holy name. ⁵ For His anger is only for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime! Weeping may last for the night but a shout of joy comes in the morning. ⁶ Now as for me, I said in my prosperity: »I will never be shaken.« ⁷ By your favor, O Jehovah, you made my mountain to stand strong. You hid your face and I was alarmed (dismayed). ⁸ To You, O Jehovah, I called. To Jehovah I made supplication: ⁹ What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it declare your truth? ¹⁰ Hear, O Jehovah, and be gracious to me. O Jehovah help me. ¹¹ You turned my mourning into dancing. You loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. ¹² Now I sing praise to you. I am not silent! O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks and praise you forever.