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To the tune of &#8220The Doe of the Morning.&#8221 A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? <a href="/nlt/psalms/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? <a href="/esv/psalms/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? <a href="/kjv/psalms/22.htm">King James Bible</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? <a href="/nkjv/psalms/22.htm">New King James Version</a> 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? <a href="/nasb_/psalms/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the music director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning. <a href="/nasb/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. <a href="/lsb/psalms/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the choir director. According to Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my groaning. <a href="/amp/psalms/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] Aijeleth Hashshahar (The Doe 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? <a href="/csb/psalms/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? <a href="/hcsb/psalms/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the choir director: according to &#8220The Deer of the Dawn.&#8221 A Davidic psalm. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? <a href="/asv/psalms/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? <a href="/cev/psalms/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My God, my God, why have you deserted me? Why are you so far away? Won't you listen to my groans and come to my rescue? <a href="/erv/psalms/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? <a href="/gwt/psalms/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [For the choir director; according to [ayyeleth hashachar]; a psalm by David.] My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away from helping me, so far away from the words of my groaning? <a href="/gnt/psalms/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come. <a href="/isv/psalms/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from delivering me— from my groaning words? <a href="/msb/psalms/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of ?The Doe of the Dawn.? A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? <a href="/net/psalms/22.htm">NET Bible</a> For the music director; according to the tune "Morning Doe;" a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. <a href="/nheb/psalms/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> [For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by 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? <a href="/wbt/psalms/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? <a href="/web/psalms/22.htm">World English Bible</a> For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by 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? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, "" The words of My roaring? <a href="/ylt/psalms/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring? <a href="/slt/psalms/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To the overseer upon the first place of the dawn; chanting of David. My God, my God, wherefore forsookest thou me? far off from my salvation the words of my groaning.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Unto the end, for the morning protection, a psalm for David. O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 21:1>Unto the end. For the tasks of early morning. A Psalm of David. <V 21:2>O God, my God, look upon me. Why have you forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my offenses. <a href="/nabre/psalms/22.htm">New American Bible</a> For the leader; according to “The deer of the dawn.” A psalm of David. [2] My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why so far from my call for help, from my cries of anguish? <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> MY God, my God, why hast thou let me to live? and yet thou hast delayed my salvation from me, because of the words of my folly. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> My God, my God, why have you left me and have removed from me my salvation in the words of my folly?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, And art far from my help at the words of my cry? <a href="/sep/psalms/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation. <a href="/parallel/psalms/22-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2149" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">The Psalm of the Cross</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">To the tune of</a> <a href="/hebrew/355.htm" title="355: ’ay·ye·leṯ (N-fsc) -- A hind, doe. Feminine of 'ayal; a doe or female deer.">“The Doe</a> <a href="/hebrew/7837.htm" title="7837: haš·ša·ḥar (Art:: N-ms) -- Dawn. From shachar; dawn.">of the Dawn.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’ê·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty."> My God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’ê·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lā·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">why</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ă·zaḇ·tā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">have You forsaken me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: rā·ḥō·wq (Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">Why are You so far</a> <a href="/hebrew/3444.htm" title="3444: mî·šū·‘ā·ṯî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Salvation. Feminine passive participle of yasha'; something saved, i.e. deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity.">from saving me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">so far from my words</a> <a href="/hebrew/7581.htm" title="7581: ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A roaring. From sha'ag; a rumbling or moan.">of groaning?</a> 2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a> About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a> At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a> During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. <a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a> Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” <a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a> Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a> And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a> Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger? <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Job 30:20</a> I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24</a> I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water. <a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Psalm 42:9</a> I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?” <a href="/psalms/43-2.htm">Psalm 43:2</a> For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?A.<a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a> For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.<a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God… my God<a href="/psalms/31-14.htm">Psalm 31:14-16</a> But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God… <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Psalm 43:1-5</a> Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man… <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a> And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?why hast<a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9</a> Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:<a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a> For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.<a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Psalm 71:11</a> Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.far<a href="/psalms/22-11.htm">Psalm 22:11</a> Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.<a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Psalm 16:1</a> Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.helping [heb.<a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Isaiah 46:13</a> I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.words<a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3,4</a> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long… <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a> I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.<a href="/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24</a> For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/18-41.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">David</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Doe</a> <a href="/psalms/10-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Hind</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/psalms/21-5.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Shahar</a> <a href="/psalms/21-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Doe</a> <a href="/psalms/22-11.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/27-10.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Hind</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/psalms/24-5.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Shahar</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 22</div>1. <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">David complains in great discouragement</a> 9. <a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">He prays in great distress</a> 23. <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">He praises God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the choirmaster. This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was directed to the leader of music in the temple. The role of the choirmaster was crucial in ancient Israelite worship, as music was a central part of their religious expression.To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” This suggests that the psalm was to be sung to a specific melody known at the time. The exact tune is unknown today, but it reflects the practice of using familiar melodies for new compositions, a common practice in ancient and modern hymnody.A Psalm of David. Attributed to King David, this psalm reflects his deep personal anguish. David, known as a man after God's own heart, often expressed his emotions through psalms, which were used for both personal reflection and communal worship.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? This cry of abandonment is famously echoed by Jesus on the cross (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>, <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a>), highlighting the psalm's prophetic nature. It reflects a profound sense of separation from God, a feeling that resonates with believers in times of distress.Why are You so far from saving me, David expresses a sense of distance from God's deliverance. This feeling of divine absence is a common theme in the psalms, where the psalmist often moves from lament to trust in God's eventual intervention.so far from my words of groaning? The psalmist's groaning signifies deep emotional and physical suffering. This phrase captures the intensity of David's plea, emphasizing the depth of his despair and the earnestness of his prayer. It also foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who bore the weight of humanity's sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. This psalm reflects his deep anguish and sense of abandonment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> On the cross, Jesus quoted this verse, highlighting its prophetic nature and connection to His own suffering and crucifixion. 3. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place where Jesus was crucified, connecting the lament of David to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_abandonment.htm">Understanding Abandonment</a> Even the most faithful can feel abandoned by God. David's cry is a reminder that expressing our deepest emotions to God is a part of a genuine relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment</a> Psalm 22 is a powerful example of prophecy fulfilled in Christ. It encourages believers to trust in God's sovereign plan, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_humanity_of_christ.htm">The Humanity of Christ</a> Jesus' use of this psalm on the cross highlights His full humanity and identification with our suffering. It reassures us that He understands our pain. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_despair.htm">Faith in Despair</a> Despite feelings of abandonment, the psalmist ultimately trusts in God's deliverance. This teaches us to hold onto faith, even when God seems distant. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_lament.htm">The Power of Lament</a> Lament is a biblical way to process pain and seek God. It is not a sign of weak faith but a pathway to deeper trust and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 22</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_22_1_contradict_god's_faithfulness.htm">Psalm 22:1 – Does the writer’s cry of abandonment contradict other biblical depictions of God’s faithfulness to the righteous? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_aijeleth_hashshahar_mean.htm">What does Aijeleth Hashshahar mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_you_far_from_me.htm">Why are you far from me?</a> <a href="/q/why_have_you_forsaken_me.htm">Why have you forsaken me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) My God, my God.--Heb., Eli, Eli, lama azavtani, where the Targum paraphrases sabbacthani, the form used by our Saviour on the cross. (See Notes, N. T. Comm., <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm" title="And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?">Matthew 27:46</a>; <a href="/mark/15-34.htm" title="And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?">Mark 15:34</a>.) The LXX. and Vulgate insert "look upon me." (Comp. English Prayer Book version.) For the despairing tone comp. <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm" title="Return, we beseech you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;">Psalm 80:14</a>. It suits the whole of pious Israel in her times of trouble even better than any individual.The second part of the verse is obscure from its lyric conciseness, but the Authorised Version has given the meaning, though sacrificing the rhythm--"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me,Far from my aid, from the words of my groaning?"i.e., far from listening to the words that escape me only in groans.Roaring.--A word used generally of a lion (<a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm" title="Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.">Isaiah 5:29</a>; comp. <a href="/judges/14-5.htm" title="Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.">Judges 14:5</a>); but also of a man (<a href="/psalms/38-9.htm" title="Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.">Psalm 38:9</a>). Hitzig's conjecture, "from my cry," instead of "from my help," is very plausible, since it makes the parallelism complete and involves a very slight change. The LXX. and Vulg. have "the words of my offences." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Not a cry of despair, but a cry of loving faith, "My God, my God - Why hast thou for a time withdrawn thyself?" It is remarkable that our Lord's quotation of this passage does not follow exactly either the Hebrew or the Chaldee paraphrase - the Hebrew having 'azab-thani for sabacthani, and the Chaldee paraphrase metul ma for lama. May we not conclude that it is the thought, and not its verbal expression by the sacred writers, that is inspired? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? It is very doubtful whether our translators have done right in supplying the words which they have added. The natural translation of the Hebrew would be, Far from my salvation are the words of my roaring. And this rendering yields a sufficiently good sense, viz. "Far from effecting my salvation (or deliverance) are the words of my roaring;" i.e. of my loud complaint. Our Lord's "strong crying and tears" in the garden (<a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a>) did not produce his deliverance. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/22-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the choirmaster. לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent To the tune of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against “The Doe אַיֶּ֥לֶת (’ay·ye·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_365.htm">Strong's 365: </a> lofty tree', a city and harbor on the Red Sea of the Dawn.” הַשַּׁ֗חַר (haš·ša·ḥar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7837.htm">Strong's 7837: </a> Dawn A Psalm מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse My God, אֵלִ֣י (’ê·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty my God, אֵ֭לִי (’ê·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty why לָמָ֣ה (lā·māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have You forsaken me? עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי (‘ă·zaḇ·tā·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit Why are You so far רָח֥וֹק (rā·ḥō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious from saving me, מִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗י (mî·šū·‘ā·ṯî) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3444.htm">Strong's 3444: </a> Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity [so far] from my words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of groaning? שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃ (ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7581.htm">Strong's 7581: </a> A rumbling, moan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 22:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/21-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 21:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 21:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/22-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 22:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>