Psalms 22:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 22:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 22:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 22:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”

Psalms 22:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 22:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? ”

Psalms 22:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 22:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?”

Psalms 22:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 22:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ MyGod, myGod, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning? ”

Psalms 22:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 22:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To him that excelleth upon 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?”

Psalms 22:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 22:1 in Context — Psalms 22

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

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

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What Does Psalms 22:1 Mean?

Psalms 22:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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