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1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me? Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not
answer; by night, and am I not silent.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One
you are the praises of Israel.
4 In you our fathers put their trusted; they
trusted and you delivered them.
5 They cried, to you and were saved; in you
they trusted, and were not to disappointed.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man; scorned by
men, and despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock at me;
they hurl insults shaking their heads;
8 “He trusts in the Lord; let him the Lord
rescue him, Let him deliver him
Since he delights in him
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you.
Even at my mother’s breast
10 From birth I was cast upon you
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me, strong bulls of
Bashan encircle me;
13 Roaring lions tearing their prey
open their mouths wide against me
14 I am poured out like water, and all my
bones are out of joint;
My heart has turned like wax; it is melted
away within me;
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs have surround me; a band of evil
men has encircles me, they have pierced
my hands and feet.
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17 I can count all my bones.
People stare and gloat over me.
18 they divide my garments among
themselves, and cast lots for my clothing
19 But you, O Lord, do not be far off!
O my Strength, come quickly to help me
20 Deliver my life from the sword,
my precious life[c] from the power of the dogs
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion!
Save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will declare your name to my brothers in
the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honour him;
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despise or disdained
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hide his face from him,[f]
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in
the great congregation; before those who
fear you will I fulfil my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
they who seek the Lord will praise
him. May your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the Lord; and all the families of
the nations will bow down before him.[i]
28 For dominion belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and
worship; all those who cannot keep alive.
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord,
31 They will proclaim his righteousness
to a people yet unborn,
for he has done it.
(NIV)
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Psalm 22 - As we read this psalm, we cannot help but think of Jesus on the Cross and the words He used. (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34). In addition to this verse, verse 18 is quoted in the New Testament (Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24), as well as verse 22; (Heb. 2:12).
Many of the details of this psalm are mirrored in the event of Jesus on the cross. Compare verse 7 with (Matt. 27:39); verse 8 with (Matt. 27:43); verse 15 with (John 19:28).
Jesus cry to God, the condemnation of the crowd, His thirst, His crucifixion, and even the soldiers gambling for His robe, are all clearly predicted. David’s own experience gives way to a prophetic glimpse of his descendant Jesus Christ.
The psalm naturally falls into two parts. David first describes the awful predicament in which he finds himself (verses 1-21): he feels forsaken by God among his enemies, who are compared to ravenous beasts. The details here transcend David’s own experience and point clearly to Calvary: mocking, ridicule, pain, opposition, all done to an innocent man.
The second part of the psalm consists of praise to God, for His faithfulness (verse 22-31), by both the worshiping community (verses 22-26), and the whole world (verses 27-31).
The first 21 verses speak of praise and thanksgiving describe the last 10 verses.
The Psalm speaks of despair at God’s silence and the psalmist’s own situation. He recalls God’s past contacts with him, and his hope that God will bring him through his trials
In the same way Jesus knew that the Father was near when He was praying. Not even once in His prayers Jesus did not submit to His Father will.
As Christians we carry out the work Jesus started and spread His love to the people we meet, we know that God is with us. We may encounter rough times, people may dislike us or ignore us, but we go in with the light of Jesus within us. How many people in the bible or after having cried to God, and trusted in him, and for a while been seemingly not heard, and yet at length they have clearly been heard or saved.
Throughout the bible we hear stories of people in dying need of help and it has been provided.
Apparently, his enemies were so sure that Jesus would perish, and already dividing his “clothing” among themselves. “They part … and cast”: All 4 gospel writers appeal to this imagery in describing Christ’s crucifixion (Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24).Matthew 27:35 "And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots."
If nothing else in the Bible causes a person to believe, then the exact fulfilment of something prophesied hundreds of years before should be enough. This casting lots upon His vesture had to be humiliating.
Luke 23:46 'And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
The Septuagint version, and those that follow it, connect this clause with the preceding, "to a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made". Made them his people, created them in Christ, and formed them for himself. From the stories told by every believer the story Jesus’ birth, crucifixion, and resurrection, the story of Jesus life will go on forever. From our children and grandchildren, friends, and neighbours they will all pass on the story of Jesus and God’s love for His people.
John 20:29 "Jesus said to him, 'Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are those that have not seen, and yet have believed.'"
If you believe in Jesus God has blessed you.
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