Psalms 22:8
He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
KJV
Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.
ASV
כָּל רֹ֭אַ/י יַלְעִ֣גוּ לִ֑/י יַפְטִ֥ירוּ בְ֝/שָׂפָ֗ה יָנִ֥יעוּ רֹֽאשׁ
Hebrew
`Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
YLT
“He trusts in the LORD. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
י
y
noun · 177×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לָעֲגָ֣ה
l'gh
verb · 17×
נ֖וּעַ
nv'
verb · 42×
פְּטוּרִ֑ים
ptvrym
verb · 5×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
Prophecy
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? This Psalm is preeminently the Psalm of the Cross. Christ himself uttered these words upon the cross. The details of piercing the hands and feet, casting lots for the garments, the mockery of the bystanders — all were literally fulfilled in the passion of Christ. Yet the Psalm ends in triumph, with the declaration that all the ends of …
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 10:9 — Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
- 2Sam 22:20 — He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Isa 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Luke 23:35 — And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
- Mark 15:30 — Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
- Matt 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Matt 12:18 — Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Matt 27:42 — He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
- Matt 27:43 — He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
- Num 14:8 — If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
- Prov 16:3 — Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
- Ps 16:1 — Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
- Ps 18:19 — He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Ps 25:2 — O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
- Ps 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Ps 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Ps 42:10 — As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- Ps 55:22 — Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Ps 71:11 — Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
- Ps 91:14 — Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- Ps 149:4 — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.