Psalms 22:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the director, to the tune of 'The Doe of the Morning,' a psalm of David.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַל־אַיֶּ֥לֶת הַשַּׁ֗חַר מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ upon-ʾayyelet haššaḥar mizmōr belonging-to-dāwid

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: noun, masculine, singular with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to/for the director/choirmaster'
• *ʾayyelet haššaḥar*: construct phrase, 'doe/hind of the dawn/morning'
• *mizmōr*: noun, masculine, singular - 'psalm/song'
• *dāwid*: proper name with prefixed preposition lamed - 'belonging to/of David'

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: director/choirmaster/chief musician/conductor
• *ʾayyelet haššaḥar*: doe of the dawn/hind of the morning (possibly a musical tune name or instrument)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A alm 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?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-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 groaning?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My God, my God: why hast thou forsaken me? ye wordes of my coplaynte are farre fro my health.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To him that excelleth vpon Aiieleth Hasshahar. A Psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so farre from mine health, and from the wordes of my roaring?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the chiefe musition of the mornyng hinde, a psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so farre from my health, and from the wordes of my complaynt?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  > My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? `Why art thou so' far from helping me, `and from' the words of my groaning?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-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 groaning?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  <To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.> 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?

• World English Bible (2000)

  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 15:34 : 34 And at three in the afternoon, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?' (which means, 'My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?').
• Matt 27:46 : 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' (which means, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?').
• Heb 5:7 : 7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.
• Ps 38:8 : 8 For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no health in my body.
• Job 3:24 : 24 For my sighing comes before my food, and my groanings pour out like water.
• Ps 22:16 : 16 My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
• Ps 26:9 : 9 Do not sweep away my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty people,
• Ps 22:11 : 11 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb, you have been my God.
• Ps 42:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
• Isa 59:11 : 11 We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but it is nowhere, and for salvation, but it is far from us.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
• Luke 22:44 : 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Luke 24:44 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms."
• Ps 43:1-5 : 1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and unjust people. 2 For You are the God of my refuge; why have You rejected me? Why must I go about mourning under the oppression of my enemy? 3 Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling place. 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and delight. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God. 5 Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him—my Savior and my God.
• Ps 71:11 : 11 They say, 'God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will deliver him.'
• Isa 46:13 : 13 I bring My righteousness near; it is not far off, and My salvation will not delay. I will grant salvation to Zion and My glory to Israel.
• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD will not abandon His people for the sake of His great name, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.
• Ps 10:1 : 1 Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
• Ps 16:1 : 1 A Miktam of David: Guard me, O God, for I have taken refuge in You.
• Ps 31:14-16 : 14 For I hear the slander of many; terror surrounds me as they conspire together against me and plot to take my life. 15 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my God.' 16 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.
• Ps 32:3-4 : 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the heat of summer. Selah.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His faithful ones. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.