The Psalm of the Cross
(Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–30)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, Mrk 15:34Mat 27:46Heb 5:7Psa 22:16Job 3:24Luk 24:44Psa 10:1Psa 43:1-5
why have You forsaken me? 1
Why are You so far from saving me,
so far from my words of groaning?
I cry out by day, O my God, Luk 18:7Psa 42:3Luk 22:41-46Psa 55:16-17Psa 88:11Th 3:102Ti 1:3Lam 3:44
but You do not answer,
and by night,
but I have no rest.
Yet You are holy, Deu 10:21Psa 50:23Isa 6:3Rev 4:8Psa 99:9Psa 65:1Psa 145:17
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In You our fathers trusted; Exo 14:31Exo 14:13-14Gen 15:6Gen 32:28Heb 11:8-32Rom 4:18-22Psa 44:1-71Sa 7:9-12
they trusted and You delivered them.
They cried out to You and were set free; Rom 10:11Isa 49:231Pe 2:6Rom 9:33Isa 45:17Jdg 10:10-16Jdg 6:6Psa 106:44
they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
But I am a worm and not a man, Isa 53:3Job 25:6Isa 41:14Isa 49:7Psa 69:7-12Psa 69:19-20Mat 11:19Mat 27:20-23
scorned by men and despised by the people.
All who see me mock me; Mrk 15:29Mat 27:39-40Luk 23:11Psa 109:25Mat 26:66-68Mat 27:29Mrk 15:20Isa 53:3
they sneer and shake their heads:
“He trusts in the LORD, Mat 27:42-43Mrk 15:30-32Psa 91:14Pro 16:3Psa 18:19Isa 42:1Mat 17:5Mat 3:17
let the LORD deliver him;
let the LORD rescue him,
since He delights in him.” 2
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; Psa 71:6Isa 49:1-2Psa 71:17Psa 139:15-16Mat 2:13-15Isa 9:6Isa 7:14-15Rev 12:4-5
You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
From birth I was cast upon You; Gal 1:15Jer 1:5Isa 49:1Isa 46:3-4Jhn 20:17Luk 2:40Luk 2:52
from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Be not far from me, Psa 71:12Heb 5:7Jhn 16:32Psa 10:1Psa 72:12Psa 38:21Psa 142:4-6Psa 35:22
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
Many bulls surround me; Act 4:27Amo 4:1-3Psa 68:30Mat 27:1Deu 32:14-15Ezk 39:18Jer 50:11Isa 34:7
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
They open their jaws against me 1Pe 5:8Psa 35:21Job 16:10Lam 2:16Lam 3:46Mat 26:3-4Mat 26:59-65Psa 17:12
like lions that roar and maul.
I am poured out like water, Dan 5:6Job 30:16Psa 22:17Psa 31:10Job 23:16Jhn 12:27Jos 7:5Luk 22:44
and all my bones are disjointed.
My heart is like wax;
it melts away within me.
My strength 3is dried up like a potsherd, Jhn 19:28Psa 69:3Psa 69:21Isa 53:12Psa 104:29Psa 32:3-4Psa 38:101Co 15:3
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You lay me in the dust of death.
For dogs surround me; Jhn 19:37Zec 12:10Mat 27:35Jhn 20:25Jhn 19:23Jhn 19:34Mrk 15:24Jhn 20:27
a band of evil men encircles me;
they have pierced my hands and feet. 4
I can count all my bones; Luk 23:35Job 33:21Mat 27:39-41Isa 52:14Luk 23:27Mrk 15:29-32Psa 102:3-5Mat 27:36
they stare and gloat over me.
They divide my garments among them Mat 27:35Luk 23:34Jhn 19:23-24Mrk 15:24
and cast lots for my clothing. 5
But You, O LORD, be not far off; Psa 22:11Psa 40:13Psa 40:17Psa 10:1Psa 21:1Psa 18:1Psa 70:5Psa 69:13-18
O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
Deliver my soul from the sword, Psa 35:17Zec 13:7Psa 17:13
my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
Save me from the mouth of the lion; 2Ti 4:171Pe 5:8Act 4:27Jhn 14:30Num 23:22Isa 34:7Jhn 8:59Act 5:30-32
at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; Heb 2:11-12Mat 12:48-49Rom 8:29Mat 28:10Psa 40:9-10Psa 71:18-19Mat 25:40Psa 22:25
I will praise You in the assembly. 6
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! Psa 135:19-20Rev 15:4Psa 107:1-2Luk 1:50Psa 50:231Co 6:19-20Psa 115:111Ch 16:8-13
All descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
For He has not despised or detested Heb 5:7Isa 50:6-9Psa 116:3-6Psa 118:5Luk 23:46Psa 34:6Psa 69:29-34Psa 22:6
the torment of the afflicted.
He has not hidden His face from him,
but has attended to his cry for help.
My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; Psa 35:18Psa 40:9-10Psa 111:1Psa 116:14-19Psa 66:13Psa 22:22Psa 56:12Ecc 5:4-5
I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
The poor will eat and be satisfied; Psa 69:32Isa 65:13Psa 40:16Psa 105:3-4Isa 25:6Jhn 6:48-58Psa 107:9Jhn 4:14
those who seek the LORD will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!
All the ends of the earth Psa 86:9Isa 45:22Rev 7:9-12Psa 2:8Isa 49:6Rev 15:4Psa 72:11Psa 96:7
will remember and turn to the LORD.
All the families of the nations
will bow down before Him.
For dominion belongs to the LORD Zec 14:9Psa 47:7-8Dan 7:14Rev 11:15Oba 1:21Mat 6:13
and He rules over the nations.
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; Php 2:10Isa 26:19Jhn 11:25-26Psa 113:7Psa 45:12Isa 45:23Rev 20:12-15Rom 14:10-12
all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—
even those unable to preserve their lives.
Posterity will serve Him; 1Pe 2:9Heb 2:13Gal 3:26-29Psa 102:28Isa 53:10Mat 3:9Psa 14:5Psa 24:6
they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
They will come and proclaim His righteousness Psa 78:6Psa 86:9Rom 1:17Isa 44:3-5Psa 102:18Psa 145:4-7Psa 40:92Co 5:21
to a people yet unborn—
all that He has done.