Psalms 22:4

Psalms 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
• New International Version (NIV)In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

Context of Psalms 22:4

2My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. 3But you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them. 5They cried to you and were set free; they trusted in you and were not disgraced. 6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

Psalms 22:4 word by word

בְּ֭ךָ בָּטְח֣וּ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בָּ֝טְח֗וּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• trustedבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• and thou didst deliverפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403

Cross-references for Psalms 22:4

• Psalms 41:1Happy is one who is considerate of the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.
• Genesis 15:6Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
• Genesis 32:9Then Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, ‘Go back to your land and to your family, and I will cause you to prosper,’
• Exodus 14:13But Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation that he will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
• 1 Samuel 7:9Then Samuel took a young lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord answered him.
• Romans 4:18He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, even though he did not know where he was going.

Commentaries on Psalms 22:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Our fathers trusted in thee - David is supposed to have been, at the time of composing this Psalm, at Mahanaim, where Jacob was once in such great distress; where he wrestled with the angel, and was so signally blessed. David might well allude to this circumstance in order to strengthen his faith in God. I am now in the place where God so signally blessed the head and father of our tribes. I wrestle with God, as he did; may I not expect similar success?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Our fathers trusted in thee - This is a plea of the sufferer as drawn from the character which God had manifested in former times. The argument is, that he had interposed in those times when his people in trouble had called upon him; and he now pleads with God that he would manifest himself to him in the same way. The argument derives additional force also from the idea that he who now pleads was descended from them, or was of the same nation and people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21The psalmist switches between thinking about his current difficult situation and remembering the Lord's past faithfulness. He ends the psalm with a prayer for rescue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Past experience of God's people is a ground of trust. The mention of "our fathers" does not destroy the applicability of the words as the language of our Saviour's human nature.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 22:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Prayer

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Commentaries on Psalms 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings