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 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. In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them. 5To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. 6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.

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 41:1How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.
• Genesis 15:6Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.
• Genesis 32:9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, you said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’
• Exodus 14:13Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord that he will provide for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.
• 1 Samuel 7:9So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.
• Romans 4:18Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, “so will your descendants be.”
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding 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