They are formidable and threatening (v. 13): They gaped upon me with their mouths, to show me that they would swallow me up; and this with as much strength and fierceness as a roaring ravening lion leaps upon his prey.’’3. The souls that are devoted to him shall be for ever happy with him: "Your heart shall live for ever. And therefore Christ, having an eye to that sentence in his obedience to death, here uses a similar expression: Thou hast brought me to the dust of death. [2.] Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 22 EXEGESIS: INTRODUCTION: This psalm is a lament––a literary form expressing sorrow over a loss. Here is, (1.) Yet God forsook him, was far from helping him, and did not hear him, and it was this that he complained of more than all his sufferings. 2:12 ) and are made his own words: I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. He was despised of the people as a mean contemptible man, not worth taking notice of, his country in no repute, his relations poor mechanics, his followers none of the rulers, or the Pharisees, but the mob. A seed shall serve him. The first words of the complaint were used by Christ himself upon the cross; the first words of the triumph are expressly applied to him, Hebrews 2:12. This must be applied to Christ. The dissolution of the whole frame of his body: I am poured out like water, weak as water, and yielding to the power of death, emptying himself of all the supports of his human nature. 10 For you drew me forth from the womb, made me safe at my mother’s breasts. The business of Christians, particularly in their solemn religious assemblies, is to praise and glorify God with a holy awe and reverence of his majesty, and therefore those that are here called upon to praise God are called upon to fear him. 4. God’s anger was the wormwood and the gall in the bitter cup that was put into his hands. Encouragement taken, in reference hereunto, v. 3-5. The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, as clearly and fully as any where in all the Old Testament, "the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow’’ (, Some think they find Christ in the title of this psalm, upon. But even then he kept fast hold of his relation to his Father as his God, by whom he was now employed, whom he was now serving, and with whom he should shortly be glorified.II. Those who have thought their prayers slighted and unheard, if they continue to pray and wait, will find they have not sought in vain. Those that hunger and thirst after righteousness in Christ, shall not labour for that which satisfies not. © 2021 Christianity.com. Those that are much in praying shall be much in thanksgiving: Those shall praise the Lord that seek him, because through Christ they are sure of finding him, in the hopes of which they have reason to praise him even while they are seeking him, and the more earnest they are in seeking him the more will their hearts be enlarged in his praises when they have found him. 3:14 ), and to them might pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenant, and the service of God, as much as ever they did to Israel according to the flesh, Rom. 135:19, Ps. 2. 1. That it should reach far (v. 27, v. 28), that, whereas the Jews had long been the only professing people of God, now all the ends of the world should come into the church, and, the partition-wall being taken down, the Gentiles should be taken in. Note, Serious reflection is the first step, and a good step it is towards true conversion. That there is an everlasting righteousness, which Jesus Christ has brought in. 1:10 ), and that they should also be incorporated into smaller societies, members of that great body, many religious assemblies for divine worship, on which the face of Christianity should appear and in which the interests of it should be supported and advanced. Chapter 22 The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, as clearly and fully as any where in all the Old Testament, "the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow’’ (1 Pt. Their application to Christ: A seed shall serve him, shall keep up the solemn worship of him and profess and practice obedience to him as their Master and Lord. All our praises must refer to the work of redemption. Even their complaint of these burdens is a good sign of spiritual life and spiritual senses exercised. … And though it was no great instance of Christ’s suffering, yet it is a great instance of the fulfilling of the scripture in him. At the breast: "Then didst thou make me hope;’’ that is, "thou didst that for me, in providing sustenance for me and protecting me from the dangers to which I was exposed, which encourages me to hope in thee all my days.’’ The blessings of the breasts, as they crown the blessings of the womb, so they are earnests of the blessings of our whole lives; surely he that fed us then will never starve us, Job. Mankind is kept up in a succession of generations; so that there is always a generation passing away and a generation coming up. See the early instances of God’s providential care for us, 1. But, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" They shall be accounted to him for a generation; he will be the same to them that he was to those who went before them. His suffering was unique at that point as He offered Himself up for the sins of His people. Now here we are told, (1.) Though thou dost not immediately come in to the relief of thy afflicted people, yet though lovest them, art true to thy covenant with them, and dost not countenance the iniquity of their persecutors, Hab. 3. Book 1 (Psalms 1 - 41) ... Psalm 22: The Suffering Servant [or … 16:8 ), My leanness, rising up in me, beareth witness to my face. A seed shall serve him; there shall be a remnant, more or less, to whom shall pertain the service of God and to whom God will give grace to serve him,—perhaps not the seed of the same persons, for grace does not run in a blood (he does not say their seed, but a seed),—perhaps but few, yet enough to preserve the entail. Our adult Sunday School class started considering the book of Psalms in January of 2015. We must declare to our children that God has done this; it is his wisdom in a mystery; it is his arm revealed.In singing this we must triumph in the name of Christ as above every name, must give him honour ourselves, rejoice in the honours others do him, and in the assurance we have that there shall be a people praising him on earth when we are praising him in heaven. David was sometimes taunted for his confidence in God; but in the sufferings of Christ this was literally and exactly fulfilled. To the chief musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A psalm of David. (1-10) With prayer for deliverance. (2.) 3. They were our fathers, and thy people are beloved for the fathers’ sake,’’ Rom. Christ shall have the homage of many of the great ones. Ps. Our fathers were honoured, the patriarchs in their day, first or last, appeared great in the eye of the world, Abraham, Moses, David; but Christ is a worm, and no man. His giving up the ghost: "Thou hast brought me to the dust of death; I am just ready to drop into the grave;’’ for nothing less would satisfy divine justice. 3. That he himself will go on with his undertaking and complete it. The prophecies of Psalm 22 Psalm 22 is a particularly appropriate passage of the Hebrew Bible in which to commence a search for a hidden revelation of the Messiah, starting with His name Yeshua, meaning “The Lord saves”, and His title Messiah (anointed one) in the original Hebrew. He will think well of God: "But thou art holy, not unjust, untrue, nor unkind, in any of thy dispensations. I have but one soul to take care of, and therefore the greater is my shame if I neglect it and the greater will the loss be if I let it perish. He calls God his strength, v. 19. He is here crucified. 2. David indeed was often in trouble, and beset with enemies; but many of the particulars here specified are such as were never true of David, and therefore must be appropriated to Christ in the depth of his humiliation.1. (2.) His wrinkles now witnessed for him that he was far from being what was called, a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber. (2.) is the language of a heart binding up its happiness in God's favour. And, though he did not deliver him from death, yet he suffered him not to see corruption, but, the third day, raised him out of the dust of death, which was a greater instance of God’s favour to him than if he had helped him down from the cross; for that would have hindered his undertaking, whereas his resurrection crowned it.In singing this we should meditate on the sufferings and resurrection of Christ till we experience in our own souls the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. All humble, gracious souls should have a full satisfaction and happiness in him. 53:10 . There was an assembly of the wicked plotting against him (v. 16); for the chief priests sat in council, to consult of ways and means to take Christ. Seeing we cannot keep alive our own souls, it is our wisdom, by an obedient faith, to commit our souls to Jesus Christ, who is able to save them and keep them alive for ever.V. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. 5:7 ) and enabled him to go through with his work. (1.) Verses 1-10 Some think they find Christ in the title of this psalm, upon Aijeleth Shahar —The hind of the morning. 5:19 ); he giveth goodly words like Naphtali, who is compared to a hind let loose, Gen. 49:21 . He cried in the day-time, upon the cross, and in the night-season, when he was in agony in the garden. The dislocation of his bones. In the experience we have had of God’s goodness to us all along ever since, drawn out in a constant uninterrupted series of preservations and supplies: Thou art my God, providing me and watching over me for good, from my mother’s belly, that is, from my coming into the world unto this day. All rights reserved. Our Lord Jesus, in his sufferings, supported himself with this—that all the fathers who were types of him in his sufferings, Noah, Joseph, David, Jonah, and others, were in due time delivered and were types of his exaltation too; therefore he knew that he also should not be confounded, Isa. Verses 11-21 In these verses we have Christ suffering and Christ praying, by which we are directed to look for crosses and to look up to God under them.I. Let every tongue confess that he is Lord. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 22:1-10 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. "O deliver my soul from that. This is a reversal of Ps. v22 I will tell your name to my brothers. The certain prospect which Christ had of the joy set before him not only gave him a satisfactory answer to his prayers, but turned his complaints into praises; he saw of the travail of his soul, and was well satisfied, witness that triumphant word wherewith he breathed his last: It is finished. On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus prayed a glorious prayer, and one line of that prayer reads: I have declared to … 11:52 , Eph. 2. 1:11); of him, no doubt, David here speaks, and not of himself, or any other man. When Job speaks of his inward trouble he says, The Almighty makes my heart soft, Job. He that has delivered, doth deliver, and will do so. Christ is our elder brother, who takes care of us, and makes provision for us, and expects that our desire should be towards him and that we should be willing he should rule over us. 9:4 , Heb. 2. Much of it is expressly applied to Christ in the New Testament, all of it may be applied to him, and some of it must be understood of him only. Those that turn to God, will make conscience of worshipping before him. At a basic structural level, the psalm juxtaposes a lament (verses 1-21, framed by “you do not answer” in verse 2 and “you have answered me” [NRSV “rescued,” but see the margin] in verse 21) and a thanksgiving (verses 22-31, framed by “I will tell” in verse 22 and “proclaim” in verse 31). Of the humiliation of Christ (v. 1-21), where David, as a type of Christ, complains of the very calamitous condition he was in upon many accounts. This may be applied to David, or any other child of God, in the want of the tokens of his favour, pressed with the burden of his displeasure, roaring under it, as one overwhelmed with grief and terror, crying earnestly for relief, and, in this case, apprehending himself forsaken of God, unhelped, unheard, yet calling him, again and again, "My God,’’ and continuing to cry day and night to him and earnestly desiring his gracious returns. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. He is here deserted by his friends: Trouble and distress are near, and there is none to help, none to uphold, v. 11. Let the tempted and distressed believer cheerfully expect a happy end of every trial. There are a number of laments in Hebrew scripture, to include several psalms of lament as well as the book of Lamentations. 8:57 . (2.) "However it be, yet God is good, and he is mine; though he slay me, yet I trust in him; though he do not answer me immediately, I will continue praying and waiting; though he be silent, I will not be silent.’’2. 1:13 . It contains so many powerful thoughts regarding the Savior, and His death on our behalf, that the Christian cannot but be stirred by it. "But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel." When he was a child God loved him and called him thence (Hos. "Lord, thou gavest me the victory then, give it me now, that I may spoil principalities and powers, and cast out the prince of this world.’’ Has God delivered us from the horns of the unicorn, that we be not tossed? They look and stare upon me, that is, my bones do, being distorted, and having no flesh to cover them, as Job says Job. See Eph. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. In Latin, it is known as "Deus, Deus meus". Christ died to bring us to God, the God that made us, from whom we had revolted, and to reduce us to our native allegiance. 12:28 . Let the careless take warning to flee from the wrath to come, and the trembling rest their hopes upon this merciful Redeemer. savours of discontent and worldliness. And the Father heard him in that he feared (Heb. 1:11 ); of him, no doubt, David here speaks, and not of himself, or any other man. Psalm 22 - For the director of music. He prays, 1. That they should be converted: They shall remember, and turn to the Lord. He was ridiculed as a foolish man, and one that not only deceived others, but himself too. David and other good men have often, for direction to us, encouraged themselves with this, that God was not only the God of their fathers, as before (v. 4), but the God of their infancy, who began by times to take care of them, as soon as they had a being, and therefore, they hope, will never cast them off. They pierced his hands and his feet, which were nailed to the accursed tree, and his whole body was left so to hang as to suffer the most severe pain and torture. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 22:25-31 25 From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him. 2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. Spiritual desertions are the saints' sorest afflictions; but even their complaint of these burdens is a sign of spiritual life, and spiritual senses exercised. He trod the wine-press alone; for all his disciples forsook him and fled. Psalm 22 has been a favorite of mine for many years, the reason being because of its wonderful messianic thrust. Christ is as the swift hind upon the mountains of spices (Cant. (Matthew 27:43) In the second part of verse 15(16), a partially preserved Dead Sea Psalms scroll differs from the Masoretic Text and seems to read, “my tongue melts in my mouth. That he would deliver him and save him, v. 20, v. 21. Let every tongue therefore confess that he is Lord.2. We should think upon the sufferings and resurrection of Christ, till we feel in our souls the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings. High and low, rich and poor, bond and free, meet in Christ. The Saviour now speaks as risen from the dead. Our Lord Jesus, in his sufferings, had an eye to the holiness of God, to preserve and advance the honour of that, and of his grace in inhabiting the praises of Israel notwithstanding the iniquities of their holy things. Being my only one, it ought to be my darling, for the eternal welfare of which I ought to be deeply concerned. In the first words of this complaint, he poured out his soul before God when he was upon the cross, Matthew 27:46. But is must be applied to Christ: for, in the first words of this complaint, he poured out his soul before God when he was upon the cross (Mt. 58:2 . Psalms 22, Adam Clarke Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. The shame of nakedness was the immediate consequence of sin; and therefore our Lord Jesus was stripped of his clothes, when he was crucified, that he might clothe us with the robe of his righteousness, and that the shame of our nakedness might not appear. He that has delivered doth and will deliver. 2. 11 Upon you I was thrust from the womb; since my mother bore me you are my God. (2.) Lord, though I lose my life, let me not lose thy love. Title of the psalm. Let this therefore confirm our faith in him as the true Messiah, and inflame our love to him as the best of friends, who loved us and suffered all this for us.II. The Saviour here spoke of the abject state to which he was reduced. 4:13 ), but now returned in another manner to attack him with his terrors. I will declare Your name to My brethren Psalm 21:22. That God would be with him, and not set himself at a distance from him: Be not thou far from me (v. 11), and again, v. 19. 61:9 Isa. The suffering of the Redeemer was graciously accepted as a full satisfaction for sin. 4, ), when the devil left him for a season (Lu. Audio Commentary: Psalm 22 Psalm 22 1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? That he would help him and make haste to help him, help him to bear up under his troubles, that he might not fail nor be discouraged, that he might neither shrink from his undertaking nor sink under it. That these his brethren should be incorporated into a congregation, a great congregation; such is the universal church, the whole family that is named from him, unto which all the children of God that were scattered abroad are collected, and in which they are united (Jn. The life of the sinner was forfeited, and therefore the life of the sacrifice must be the ransom for it. 4. 1. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. 2:11 . He foresees with pleasure, 1. When we cannot rejoice in God as our song, yet let us stay ourselves upon him as our strength; and take the comfort of spiritual supports, when we cannot have spiritual delights. We have a sorrowful complaint of God's withdrawings. He was Adam—a mean man, and Enosh—a man of sorrows, but lo Ish—not a considerable man: for he took upon him the form of a servant, and his visage was marred more than any man’s, Isa. These enemies were numerous and unanimous: "Many, and those of different and clashing interests among themselves, as Herod and Pilate, have agreed to compass me. The generation of the righteous God will graciously own as his treasure, his children. (2.) Five things are here spoken of, the view of which were the satisfaction and triumph of Christ in his sufferings:—I. h Note, (1.) Yours that are meek, that are satisfied in Christ, that continue to seek God; what ever becomes of your bodies, your hearts shall live for ever; the graces and comforts you have shall be perfected in everlasting life. Our Lord Jesus was stripped, when he was crucified, that he might clothe us with the robe of his righteousness. "Whoever stands aloof from my sore, Lord, do not thou.’’ The nearness of trouble should quicken us to draw near to God and then we may hope that he will draw near to us. $3.99 a month puts a library of commentaries, study notes, and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. Their agency for him (v. 31): they shall come, shall rise up in their day, not only to keep up the virtue of the generation that is past, and to do the work of their own generation, but to serve the honour of Christ and the welfare of souls in the generations to come; they shall transmit to them the gospel of Christ (that sacred deposit) pure and entire, even to a people that shall be born hereafter; to them they shall declare two things:—(1.) I’m certain that in that tape you would hear Him explain Psalm 22. The life of the sinner was forfeited, and the life of the Sacrifice must be the ransom for it. Or who knows the power of it? Psalm 22:22-31 expresses praise to God for the expanding proclamation of the good news of victory over death. Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. Consider these enriching treasures of truth. That then they should be admitted into communion with God and with the assemblies that serve him; They shall worship before thee, for in every place incense shall be offered to God, Mal. These short commentaries are based on Level A EasyEnglish (about 1200 word vocabulary) by Gordon Churchyard. 6:16 .II. Psalm 22 is a prayer of complaint that, perhaps more than any psalm, serves as a link between the Old Testament and the story of Jesus’ passion. All our praises must centre in the work of redemption and a great deal of reason we have to be thankful, (1.) This prayer of Christ, no doubt, was answered, for the Father heard him always. When the prince of this world with his terrors set upon him, gaped upon him as a roaring lion, he fell upon the ground and prayed. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. A psalm of David. We must consider and turn. The entail of the covenant is designed for the support of the seed of the faithful. © 2018 Monergism by CPR Foundation. Though God did not hear him, did not help him, yet, 1. Save me from the power of the dog, and from the lion’s mouth.’’ This seems to be meant of Satan, that old enemy who bruised the heel of the seed of the woman, the prince of this world, with whom he was to engage in close combat and whom he saw coming, Jn. Here is a complaint of the contempt and reproach of men. Though it was offered for us poor sinners, he did not despise nor abhor him that offered it for our sakes; nor did he turn his face from him that offered it, as Saul was angry with his own son because he interceded for David, whom he looked upon as his enemy. It is therefore our great interest, as well as duty, to bow before the Lord Jesus, to give up ourselves to him to be his subjects and worshippers; for this is the only way, and it is a sure way, to secure our happiness when we go down to the dust. ~ David Praises God. Psalm 22-Patterson, Richard D "Psalm 22: From Trial to Triumph," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.2 (2004) 213-33. 19:36 ), but they were all out of joint by the violent stretching of his body upon the cross as upon a rack. That these should be accounted the seed of Jacob and Israel (v. 23), that on them, though Gentiles, the blessing of Abraham might come (Gal. This he dreaded more than any thing, Gen. 3:24 . His righteousness, and not any of their own, they shall declare to be the foundation of all their hopes, and the fountain of all their joys. It comforted the Lord Jesus in his sufferings that in and through him all true believers should have everlasting consolation. Having thus obtained relief from the oppressive darkness, and regained conscious possession of the joy and light of his Father's countenance, the thoughts and desires of the Redeemer flow into their accustomed channel. 22:1-2,8,11,19. If he had not made himself a worm, he could not have been trampled upon as he was. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. But, Christ having made himself sin for us, in conformity thereunto the Father laid him under the present impressions of his wrath and displeasure against sin. That Jesus Christ was owned by his Father in his undertaking, notwithstanding the apprehension he was sometimes under that his Father had forsaken him. Why am I poor?’’ would give cause to suspect discontent and worldliness. Christ’s sacrifice being accepted, the saints shall feast upon the sacrifice, as, under the law, upon the peace-offerings, and so partake of the altar: The meek shall eat and be satisfied, eat of the bread of life, feed with an appetite upon the doctrine of Christ’s mediation, which is meat and drink to the soul that knows its own nature and case. Every man’s particular time begins with this pregnant proof of God’s providence, as time, in general, began with the creation, that pregnant proof of his being. He prays to be delivered from the Divine wrath. Psalm 22 contains several prophecies that are fulfilled through the overall crucifixion events surrounding the death of Jesus our Messiah. All that fear the Lord will praise him (v. 23), even every Israelite indeed. Let the ungodly professor consider whether the Saviour thus honoured the Divine law, to purchase him the privilege of despising it. 72:12 ) and whose protection does, in a special manner, draw their allegiance. That by the declaring of God’s name, by the preaching of the everlasting gospel in its plainness and purity, many should be effectually called to him and to God by him. Psalm 22#In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.For the director of music. 8:10 . He was reproached as a bad man, as a blasphemer, a sabbath-breaker, a wine-bibber, a false prophet, an enemy to Caesar, a confederate with the prince of the devils. 1:16, 17. See Ps. why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? And, as the first words of the complaint were used by Christ himself upon the cross, so the first words of the triumph are expressly applied to him (Heb. And if, as soon as we became capable of exercising reason, we put our confidence in God and committed ourselves and our way to him, we need not doubt but he will always remember the kindness of our youth and the love of our espousals, Jer. 27:46 ); probably he proceeded to the following words, and, some think, repeated the whole psalm, if not aloud (because they cavilled at the first words), yet to himself. Those that are fat upon the earth, that live in pomp and power, shall eat and worship; even those that fare deliciously, when they have eaten and are full, shall bless the Lord their God for their plenty and prosperity. The failing of his natural force: My strength is dried up; so that he became parched and brittle like a potsherd, the radical moisture being wasted by the fire of divine wrath preying upon his spirits. When we cannot rejoice in God as our song, yet let us stay ourselves upon him as our strength, and take the comfort of spiritual supports when we cannot come at spiritual delights. In our early dedication to him: I was cast upon thee from the womb, which perhaps refers to his circumcision on the eighth day; he was then by his parents committed and given up to God as his God in covenant; for circumcision was a seal of the covenant; and this encouraged him to trust in God. Christ declared the holiness of God, his heavenly Father, in his sharpest sufferings; nay, declared them to be a proof of it, for which he would be continually praised by his Israel, more than for all other deliverances they received. Though it was offered for sinful men, the Father did not despise or abhor it for our sakes. 5:6 ), that the joints of his loins were loosed and his knees smote one against another. I will praise you in the congregation. 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