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Prophecy · messianic · Confidence: high · curated

My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

Cited scripture

  • Ps 22:1 — My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
  • Ps 22:2 — O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
  • Ps 22:6 — But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
  • Ps 22:7 — All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
  • Ps 22:8 — He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

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5 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

7 passages from 6 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
  • Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 1 passage
  • Commentary on the Book of Psalms · 1 passage
  • Heidelberg Catechism · 1 passage
  • Commentary on the Torah · 1 passage
  • Summa Theologica · 1 passage