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Old Testament (prophecy)
Psalm 22:1
[ To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.]
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
New Testament (prophecy fulfilled)
Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew Henry Commentary:
As Jesus dies broken, his Father vindicates him with signs in nature--signs that only Jesus' pagan executioners are shown
to understand. Jesus Dies Wounded but Trusting His Father (27:45-46)
That Jesus utters the complaint of the righteous sufferer (Ps 22:1) suggests that he participated in our ultimate alienation from God
in experiencing the pain of death. Yet he would also know that the psalm goes on to declare the
psalmist's triumph (Ps 22:22-24), and the phrase my God indicates continuing trust.
Psalm 22:22-24
22 I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard.
Psalm 22:1
[ To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.]
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
New Testament (prophecy fulfilled)
Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew Henry Commentary:
As Jesus dies broken, his Father vindicates him with signs in nature--signs that only Jesus' pagan executioners are shown
to understand. Jesus Dies Wounded but Trusting His Father (27:45-46)
That Jesus utters the complaint of the righteous sufferer (Ps 22:1) suggests that he participated in our ultimate alienation from God
in experiencing the pain of death. Yet he would also know that the psalm goes on to declare the
psalmist's triumph (Ps 22:22-24), and the phrase my God indicates continuing trust.
Psalm 22:22-24
22 I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard.
