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? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. 3Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 4Our ancestors 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 42:3Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”
• Psalms 55:16But I will call on God, and the Lord will rescue me.
• Psalms 88:1O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
• Luke 18:7Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.
• 2 Timothy 1:3Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
• Psalms 80:4O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you be angry with our prayers?
• Lamentations 3:8And though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers.
• Luke 6:12One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
• Luke 22:41He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,
• Matthew 26:44So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.

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