New English Translation
Psalms 22:8
8They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver him, for he delights in 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
6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me. 7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads. They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver him, for he delights in him.” 9Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts. 10I have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:8 word by word
גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּ כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:8
- Psalms 37:5Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
- Psalms 55:22Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
- Proverbs 16:3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
- Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.
- Psalms 42:10My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
- Psalms 91:14The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
- Mark 15:30save yourself and come down from the cross!”
- Psalms 18:19He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
- Isaiah 42:1“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
- Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
- Matthew 12:18“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
- Luke 23:35The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
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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