Psalms 22:2

Psalms 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
• New International Version (NIV)My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.

Context of Psalms 22:2

1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. My 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. 4In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.

Psalms 22:2 word by word

אֱֽלֹהַ֗י אֶקְרָ֣א י֭וֹמָם וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֶ֑ה וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• I cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• in the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• but thou hearestעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• not; and in the night seasonלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and am not silentדּוּמִיָּהdûmîyâh · silenceH1747

Cross-references for Psalms 22:2

• Psalms 42:3I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.
• Psalms 88:1O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.
• Luke 18:7Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.
• 2 Timothy 1:3I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.
• Psalms 80:4O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?
• Lamentations 3:8Also, when I cry out desperately for help, he has shut out my prayer.
• Luke 6:12Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
• Luke 22:41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
• Matthew 26:44So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

Commentaries on Psalms 22:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I cry in the day-time, and in the night-season - This seems to be David's own experience; and the words seem to refer to his own case alone. Though I am not heard, and thou appearest to forget or abandon me; yet I continue to cry both day and night after thy salvation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O my God, I cry in the daytime - This, in connection with what is said at the close of the verse, “and in the night-season,” means that his cry was incessant or constant. See the notes at Psalm 1:2. The whole expression denotes that his prayer or cry was continuous, but that it was not heard. As applicable to the Redeemer it refers not merely to the moment when he uttered the cry as stated in Psalm 22:1, but to the continuous sufferings which he endured…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. 22. The long distress is evinced by-- am not silent--literally, "not silence to me," either meaning, I continually cry; or, corresponding with "thou hearest not," or answerest not, it may mean, there is no rest or quiet to me.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 22:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Doubting
• Persecution
• 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