New English Translation
Psalms 22:1
1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
Psalms 22:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
- New International Version (NIV)My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
- English Standard Version (ESV)My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
- New King James Version (NKJV)My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
Context of Psalms 22:1
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. 2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up. 3You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:1 word by word
אֵלִ֣י אֵ֭לִי לָמָ֣ה עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי רָח֥וֹק מִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗י דִּבְרֵ֥י שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:1
- Psalms 22:16Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in you, O Lord! I declare, “You are my God!”
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
- Matthew 27:46At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Mark 15:34Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Luke 24:44Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
- Psalms 26:9Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
- Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
- 1 Samuel 12:22The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.
- Hebrews 13:5Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
- Psalms 22:11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
- Psalms 16:1Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.
- Isaiah 46:13I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor.”
- Psalms 32:3When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - Show me the cause why thou hast abandoned me to my enemies; and why thou seemest to disregard my prayers and cries? For a full illustration of this passage, I beg the reader to refer to my note on Matthew 27:46. The words of my roaring? - שאגתי shaagathi, The Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, Ethiopic, and Arabic, with the Anglo-Saxon, make use of terms which may be thus translated: "My sins (or foolishness) are the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1My God, my God - These are the very words uttered by the Saviour when on the cross Matthew 27:46; and he evidently used them as best adapted of all the words that could have been chosen to express the extremity of his sorrow. The fact that he employed them may be referred to as “some” evidence that the psalm was designed to refer to him; though it must be admitted that this circumstance is no conclusive proof of such a design, since he might have used…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Complaints of discouragement. (1-10) With prayer for deliverance. (11-21) Praises for mercies and redemption. (22-31) Verses 1-10 The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, clearly and fully, the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. We have a sorrowful complaint of God's withdrawings. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Spiritual desertions are the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist feels deeply separated from God (see Psalm 10:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. A summary of the complaint. Desertion by God, when overwhelmed by distress, is the climax of the sufferer's misery. words of my roaring--shows that the complaint is expressed intelligently, though the term "roaring" is figurative, taken from the conduct of irrational creatures in pain.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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