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Psalms 22:8
8They say, ‘He should trust in the Lord! The Lord should save him. If the Lord is really happy with him, the Lord should rescue him.’
Psalms 22:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
- New International Version (NIV)“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)“He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
Context of Psalms 22:8
6People insult me. They think that I am worth nothing. It seems that I am only a worm, and I am not really a man. 7Everyone that sees me laughs at me. They laugh and they shake their heads. They say, ‘He should trust in the Lord! The Lord should save him. If the Lord is really happy with him, the Lord should rescue him.’ 9Lord, you brought me safely to birth. You took care of me at my mother's breasts. 10From the day that I was born, I have always been in your care. You have been my God since my mother gave birth to me.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:8 word by word
גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּ כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:8
- Psalms 37:5Let the Lord be your guide into the future. Trust in him and he will help you.
- Psalms 55:22Take your problems to the Lord. He will take care of you. He will never let his own people fall.
- Proverbs 16:3Put your plans in front of the Lord, so that what you want to do will go well.
- Matthew 27:42They said, ‘This man saved other people, did he? But he cannot save his own life! He says that he is the king of Israel. So he should come down from the cross now. Then we will believe in him.
- Psalms 3:1Lord, every day I have more enemies. Many people fight against me.
- Psalms 42:10My enemies laugh at me all the time. It is like they are breaking all my bones. They are always saying, ‘Where is your God?’
- Psalms 71:11They say, ‘God has turned away from him. Run after him and catch him, for nobody will rescue him.’
- Psalms 91:14The Lord says, ‘If someone loves me, I will keep him safe. Because he worships me, I will protect him.
- Mark 15:30If you can really do that, save yourself. Come down from the cross!’
- Psalms 18:19He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy.
- Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:17Then a voice spoke from heaven, which said, ‘This man is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy.’
- Matthew 12:18‘Here is my servant. I have chosen him to serve me. I love him and he makes me very happy. I will give him the strength of my Spirit. He will tell all the nations that I will judge them fairly.
- Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’
- Luke 23:35The people stood there and they were watching. The Jewish leaders were laughing at Jesus. They said, ‘He saved other people, did he? Then he should save his own life! Then we will know that he is really the Messiah, the man that God has chosen.’
Commentaries on Psalms 22:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him - Margin, “He rolled himself on the Lord.” The margin expresses the true sense of the Hebrew word. The idea is that of being under the pressure of a heavy burden, and of rolling it off, or casting it on another. Hence, the word is often used in the sense of committing to another; entrusting anything to another; confiding in another. Psalm 37:5, “commit thy way unto the Lord;” Margin, as in Hebrew: “Roll thy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Both the Lord and the people reject the psalmist. He clearly describes his pain (Psalm 22:1–2). He lives like a humble animal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. For the Jews used one of the gestures (Mt 27:39) here mentioned, when taunting Him on the cross, and (Mt 27:43) reproached Him almost in the very, language of this passage. shoot out--or, "open." the lip--(Compare Psa 35:21).Read the comment
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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
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