Psalms 22:1
To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.
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Leviticus 2:6Let it be broken into bits, and put oil on it; it is a meal offering.
Job 3:24In place of my food I have grief, and cries of sorrow come from me like water.
Psalms 16:1Michtam. Of David. Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.
Psalms 22:16\22:15\My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.
Psalms 31:14\31:13\False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.
Psalms 37:28For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:1
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 Pet. i. 11 ); of him, no doubt, David here speaks, and not of himself, or any other man. 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. The providences of God concerning David were so very extraordinary that we may suppose… Read the whole commentary →