Psalm 22:2

Translations

Modern

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

Traditional

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

Literal

O my God, I cry out by day, and You do not answer, and by night, and there is no quiet for me.

Latin

Deus meus, clamabo per diem, et non exaudies; et nocte, et non ad insipientiam mihi.

Original

Hebrew

English

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

Notes

Psalms 22:1–2

The psalmist feels deeply separated from God (see Psalm 10:1).

Psalms 22:1–21

The 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.

Psalms 22:1–31

All previous laments seem minor compared to this outcry against the enemy and God's abandonment. The psalm has two main sections:

the lament (Psalm 22:1–21) and
praise for redemption (Psalm 22:22–31).

This naturally leads to Psalm 23.

The apostles saw this psalm as expressing the sufferings of Jesus Christ. He ultimately fulfilled the purpose of David's humiliation, rejection by people, and divine abandonment (Matthew 27:35, 39, 43, 46; Mark 15:34; John 19:23–24, 28; Hebrews 2:12).

Psalms 20:1–24:10

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

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