Tree of Life Version
Psalms 22:1
1For the music director, on “The Doe of the Dawn,” a psalm of David.
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
For the music director, on “The Doe of the Dawn,” a psalm of David. 2My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Distant from my salvation are the words of my groaning. 3O my God, I cried out by day, but You did not answer, by night, but there was no rest for me.
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 22:16My strength is dried up like a clay pot, my tongue clings to my jaws. You lay me in the dust of death.
- Psalms 42:1For the music director, a contemplative song of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 31:14For I have heard the whispering of many. There is terror on every side as they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and champion my cause against an ungodly nation. From a deceitful and unjust man, deliver me!
- Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?”
- Mark 15:34At the ninth hour Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?”
- Luke 24:44Then He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you—everything written concerning Me in the Torah of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.
- Psalms 26:9Do not take my soul away with sinners, nor my life with people of bloodshed—
- Psalms 37:28For Adonai loves justice and does not abandon His godly ones. They will be preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalms 71:11saying: “God has forsaken him— Pursue and take him, for no one will deliver.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22For Adonai will not forsake His people for His great Name’s sake, because it has pleased Adonai to make you a people to Himself.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”
- Psalms 22:11From the womb I was cast on You— from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
- Psalms 16:1A Michtam of David. Keep me safe, O God, for in You I have found shelter.
- Isaiah 46:13I bring My justice near, it is not far off. So My salvation will not delay. I put salvation in Zion, My glory in Israel.”
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle through my groaning 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
Topics related to Psalms 22:1
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries