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, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me: 3And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel. Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them. 5They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded. 6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.

Psalms 22:4 word by word

בְּ֭ךָ בָּטְח֣וּ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בָּ֝טְח֗וּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 22:4

• Psalms 41:1Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
• Genesis 15:6And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
• Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,
• Exodus 14:13And Moses said to the people, Fear not: stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day; for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
• 1 Samuel 7:9And Samuel took a sucking-lamb, and offered it as a whole burnt-offering to Jehovah; and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.
• Romans 4:18who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing 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
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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