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Psalm 22

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

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For the choir director. According to “Doe of the Dawn.”[a]
A psalm by David.

Part One: The Messiah’s Suffering
The Messiah’s Plea

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
My groaning does nothing to save me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:1 This may be the name of the tune. An alternate reading is help at dawn.

Psalm 22[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(A)
    Why are you so far(B) from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.