The author of Hebrews in Hebrews uses this verse from Psalm 22 to make the point that Christ is not ashamed to call us believers in him — not his slaves, though we are — but his brothers. The author of Hebrews identifies Christ as uttering the words of Psalm He addresses those brothers of his in Psalm Following that, the psalmist in Psalm comes back to directly addressing the Lord with promised praise.
And actually this praise will go beyond the great congregation of Israel. It will reach to the ends of the world according to Psalm How is it that the Lord delivering this Jewish psalmist from his enemies would result in world-wide praise of the true God?
Again, I have to imagine that this meant something to the psalmist himself. What exactly that is, I do not know. But somehow that Messiah would die and yet after that be able to praise the Lord in the midst of his brothers.
That implies resurrection. And the end of this psalm in Psalm declares that the praise of this Lord who is king of the kingdom which rules even over the nations will be some day ubiquitous.
And this will continue indefinitely as the living pass on their praise of this Lord to the next generation. And may the Lord help us to serve him in our generation and to tell the next generation about his righteous saving deeds on our behalf. Excellent Commentary in this text on psalms 22, good breakdown and yes many times I have wondered if the LORD heard my prayer in a lot of situations.
I have also seen Him move on somethings that I was not aware of happening in my life. Thank you for your hard work and effort putting this together. What a work! I must commend your excellent commentary on this Psalm.
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Next post Jeremiah 11 Summary. The second major portion of the psalm turns to praise and assurance that God has heard and answered. This section offers praise and thanksgiving that matches the repeated calls for help in verses a. Other portions of the psalm provide an outline of the experience of Jesus on the cross. Mark Matthew implies the language of Psalm in the description of passersby at the crucifixion:. Here we see that indeed this psalm comes to its fullest realization in Jesus.
Jesus knew this psalm and quoted its first words to identify with us in our suffering, since He bore on the cross our agony and suffering. Jesus does deliver us by becoming our substitute and the sacrifice for our sins. In the second part of this psalm, the mood and tone change dramatically. Agonized prayer turns to ardent praise. This ardent praise is for the success of the cause of God. The failure that at the beginning of the psalm seemed certain is now swallowed up in victory. This success will not just be personal or individual but will be worldwide.
After suffering comes the glory of a worldwide kingdom. The picture here is not of a brief time of success for the cause of the Lord, but the assurance that the time of suffering will lead to a time of great spreading of the knowledge of God throughout the earth. And surely, since the time of Pentecost, we have seen the fulfillment of this promise.
All around the world today, Jesus is known and worshiped. He is the active One who ultimately gives victory to His cause. My tongue is sticking to the roof of my mouth. You laid me down in the dirt of death. They are everywhere like dogs. Sharp points are in my hands and feet. They look at me all the time. They mock me. They threw dice for my coat. You can make me strong, so hurry to give to me help!
Save everything that I love from the dogs. You heard me from the horns of wild bulls. Here we find 2 ideas. There are things that happened to David. Also there are things that happened to other people. There are many pictures of suffering. The important part is "you heard me". David has "prayed through". This means that he prayed until he knew that God heard him. I will praise you in the congregation. All the seed of Jacob, honour him! I will keep my promises. The people that are in awe of you will see it.
Psalm From here to the end the psalm changes. It is not about suffering. It is full of praise. This is because God heard when David prayed. This psalm is not only about David. It is also about Jesus. Near the end of the Bible is a book called Hebrews.
In it, Jesus says: I will tell your name to my brothers. I will sing praises to you in the church. Hebrews This is wonderful! Jesus sings praises to God with us in church. Psalm People in awe of God love him, but also know how great he is. They do not become too friendly. Seed is a special Bible word. In the Old Testament it sometimes means the Jews. In the New Testament it often means Christians. Psalm "the man" and "him" mean David.
David suffered. David prayed. God answered David. This is also true of Jesus. Jesus suffered when he died for us. But God raised Jesus from the dead. God answered when Jesus prayed.
Jesus died for us so that God would save us! They will have plenty. The people that look for the LORD will praise him. Your heart will always be alive. They will turn to the LORD. Families from every country will worship you.
They will worship God. All that die will bend in front of him. Nobody can keep himself alive.
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