Self-interpreting Bible
Psalms 22
1David complaineth and prayeth as one sorely distressed: 22he promiseth public thanksgiving and praise for mercy shewn him.
0 To the chief Musician upon 1Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.
- 1: Or, The hind of the morning.
1 MY aGod, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far 2from helping me, and from the words of bmy roaring?
- a: Mat. 27:46 , Lu. 24:44 , Mar. 15:34 , He. 5:7 , Ps. 31:14 - 16 , Ps. 40:17
- 2: Heb. from my salvation.
- b: Ps. 32:3 , Ps. 38:8
2 O my God, cI cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and 3am not silent.
- c: La. 1:8 , La. 1:12 , He. 5:7 , Jn. 11:42 , Mat. 26:38 - 44
- 3: Heb. there is no silence to me.
3 But dthou art holy, O thou that einhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our ffathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
- f: Ro. 4:18 - 20 , He. 11:13 , Genesis 12 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 19 , Genesis 26 , Genesis 31 , Genesis 33 , Exodus 7 - 14 , Ex. 2:23 , Ps. 107:6 , Ps. 107:13 , Judges 3 , Judges 4 , Judges 7 , Judges 10 , 1 Samuel 7
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were gnot confounded.
6 But I am ha worm, and no man; ia reproach of men, and jdespised of the people.
7 All kthey that see me laugh me to scorn: they 4shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
- k: Mar. 15:29 , Mat. 9:24 , Mat. 27:29 , Mat. 27:39 , Mat. 27:43 , Is. 57:4 , Is. 37:22 , Ps. 44:14 , Ps. 109:25 , Job 16:4 , Job 16:10
- 4: Heb. open.
8 He 5trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: llet him deliver him, 6seeing he delighted in him.
- 5: Heb. rolled himself on the LORD. Mat. 27.43. , Mat. 27:43
- l: Ps. 91:14
- 6: Or, if he delight in him.
9 But thou art he that mtook me out of the womb: nthou didst 7make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
- m: Ps. 139:15 , Ps. 139:16 , Ps. 71:6 , Je. 31:22 , Is. 7:14 , Is. 9:6
- n: Ps. 71:5 , Ps. 71:17 , Is. 49:1 , Is. 49:2 , Lu. 2:40 - 52
- 7: Or, keep me in safety.
10 I owas cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Be pnot far from me; for trouble is near; for there is 8none to help.
12 Many qbulls have *compassed me: rstrong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They s9gaped upon me with their mouths, as a *ravening and a roaring lion.
- s: Job 16:10 , La. 2:16 , La. 3:46 , Jn. 14:30 , Mat. 26:3 , Mat. 26:4 , Mat. 26:46 - 68 , Mat. 27:1 - 66
- 9: Heb. opened their mouths against me.
- *: ravening-tearing.
14 I tam poured out like water, and all my bones are 10out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
- t: 2Sa. 14:14 , Jos. 7:5 , Mat. 26:38 , Jn. 12:27 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2
- 10: Or, sundered.
15 My ustrength is dried up like a *potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and vthou hast brought me into the dust of death.
- u: La. 4:4 , Ps. 69:21 , Mat. 27:34 , Jn. 19:28 , Jn. 19:29
- *: potsherd-piece of broken pottery.
- v: Is. 53:9 , Is. 53:10 , Mat. 27:50 , 1Co. 15:3
16 For wdogs have *compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have *inclosed me: xthey pierced my hands and my feet.
- w: Mat. 7:6 , Ps. 2:1 , Ps. 2:2 , Re. 22:15 , Phi. 3:2 , John 18 , John 19
- *: compassed-surrounded. , inclosed-enclosed, surrounded.
- x: Mat. 27:35 , Mar. 15:24 , Lu. 23:33 , Jn. 19:23 , Jn. 19:37 , Jn. 20:25 - 27
17 I ymay *tell all my bones: zthey look and stare upon me.
- y: Is. 52:14 , Mar. 15:25
- *: tell-count.
- z: Mat. 27:36 , Mat. 27:39 , Lu. 23:35 , Ps. 35:21
18 They apart my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
- a: Lu. 23:34 , Jn. 19:23 , Jn. 19:24 , Mat. 27:35
19 But bbe not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
- b: Ps. 22:11 , Ps. 40:13 , Ps. 40:17 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2 , Ps. 69:13 - 18 , Ps. 69:29 , Ps. 109:1 , Ps. 109:21 , Ps. 109:26
20 Deliver my soul from cthe sword; 11my darling 12from the power of dthe dog.
21 Save me from the elion's mouth: for thou hast heard me ffrom the horns of the *unicorns.
22 I gwill declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
- g: Ps. 40:9 , Ps. 40:10 , Mar. 16:15 , He. 2:11 - 16 , Mat. 12:49 , Mat. 12:50 , Mat. 25:40 , Mat. 28:10 , Jn. 20:17 , Ro. 8:29
23 Ye hthat fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
- h: Ps. 115:11 , Ps. 115:13 , Ps. 107:1 , Ps. 107:2 , 1Co. 6:19 , 1Co. 6:20 , 1Co. 10:31
24 For ihe hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 My jpraise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The kmeek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27 All lthe ends of the world shall mremember and nturn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For othe kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.
- o: Zec. 14:9 , Ob. vs. 21 , Ps. 110:2 , Ps. 110:3 , Re. 11:15
29 All they that be pfat upon earth qshall eat and worship: all they that rgo down to the dust shall bow before him: and snone can keep alive his own soul.
30 A tseed shall serve him; uit shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31 They vshall come, and shall declare whis righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
- v: Is. 44:3 - 5 , Is. 38:19 , Ps. 145:4 - 7 , Ps. 78:6
- w: Ro. 1:16 , Ro. 1:17 , Ro. 3:21 - 26 , Ro. 5:19 , Ro. 5:21 , Is. 45:24 , Is. 45:25 , Is. 61:10 , Is. 61:11 , 2Co. 5:21