Tree of Life Version
Psalms 22:3
3O my God, I cried out by day, but You did not answer, by night, but there was no rest for me.
Psalms 22:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
Context of Psalms 22:3
1For 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. O my God, I cried out by day, but You did not answer, by night, but there was no rest for me. 4Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 5In You our fathers put their trust. They trusted, and You delivered them.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:3 word by word
וְאַתָּ֥ה קָד֑וֹשׁ י֝וֹשֵׁ֗ב תְּהִלּ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:3
- Psalms 145:17Adonai is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- Isaiah 6:3One called out to another, and said: “Holy, holy, holy, is Adonai-Tzva’ot! The whole earth is full of His glory.”
- Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes all around and within. They do not rest day or night, chanting, “Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, asher haya v’hoveh v’yavo! Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts, who was and who is and who is to come!”
- Psalms 50:23A sacrifice of praise honors Me, and to the one who orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
- Psalms 65:1For the music director, a psalm, a song of David.
- Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3But thou art holy - Though I be not heard, even while I cry earnestly, yet I cannot impute any fault or unkindness to my Maker; for thou art holy. and canst do nothing but what is right. This is the language of profound resignation, in trials the most difficult to be borne. Inhabitest the praises of Israel - Thou dwellest in the sanctuary where the praises, thanksgivings, and sacrifices of thy people are continually offered.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3But thou art holy - Thou art righteous and blameless. This indicates that the sufferer had still unwavering confidence in God. Though his prayer seemed not to be heard, and though he was not delivered, he was not disposed to blame God. He believed that God was righteous, though he received no answer; he doubted not that there was some sufficient reason why he was not answered. This is applicable, not only to the Redeemer, in whom it was most fully…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God, the holy King, is set apart from all his creation, but he chooses to reveal himself to Israel. God strongly desires that his people praise him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Still he not only refrains from charging God foolishly, but evinces his confidence in God by appealing to Him. thou art holy--or possessed of all the attributes which encourage trust, and the right object of the praises of the Church: hence the sufferer need not despair.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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