Psalms 22:5
in Psalms 22They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
KJV
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
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This verse in Psalms 22
Commentary
12 notes on this verseThey cried unto thee, and were delivered,.... As the Israelites did in Egyptian bondage, and as they in later times did when in distress; see Exo 2:23; &c.
This site's exposition
Yet You are holy
on Psalms 22:3-5
God is holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. Verses 4 and 5 name the record, the fathers who trusted, cried out, and were delivered, set free and not disappointed. Henry sets the cry of verse 1 against that record, a silence from the God who had always answered.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"They cried unto You, and were saved." They cried unto You, not in the words of sins, from which salvation is far; and therefore were they saved. "They hoped in You, and were not confounded" [Psalm 22:5]. "They hoped in You," and their hope did not deceive them. For they placed it not in themselves.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"In you." Here another reason is given, drawn from the ancient custom and experience by which the holy fathers were freed from tribulations when they called upon God -- as is evident from Ex. 14, that they were freed from the persecution of the Egyptians; …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Our Lord Jesus, in his sufferings, had an eye to the holiness of God, to preserve and advance the honour of that, and of his grace in inhabiting the praises of Israel notwithstanding the iniquities of their holy things. He will take comfort from the experiences which the saints in former ages had of the benefit of faith and prayer (
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), where David, as a type of Christ, complains of the very calamitous condition he was in upon many accounts. He complains, and mixes comforts with his complaints; he complains (
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They were our fathers, and thy people are beloved for the fathers' sake, " Rom. xi. The entail of the covenant is designed for the support of the seed of the faithful. He that was our fathers' God must be ours, and will therefore be ours.
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5 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century4 voices
"They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded." As if he had said, "How is it that I am now left without succour in my overwhelming griefs, while all others have been helped? We may remind the Lord of his former lovingkindnesses to his people, and beseech him to be still the same. This is true wrestling; let us learn the art.
"They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded." As if he had said, "How is it that I am now left without succour in my overwhelming griefs, while all others have been helped? We may remind the Lord of his former lovingkindnesses to his people, and beseech him to be still the same. This is true wrestling; let us learn the art. Observe, that ancient saints cried and trusted, and that in trouble we must do the same; and the invariable result was that they were not ashamed of their hope, for deliverance came in due time; this same happy portion shall be ours. The prayer of faith can do the deed when nothing else can. Let us wonder when we see Jesus using the same pleas as ourselves, and immersed in griefs far deeper than our own.
They cried unto thee - So do I: They were delivered; so may I: They trusted in thee; I also trust in thee. And were not confounded; and is it likely that I shall be put to confusion?
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
They cried unto thee - They offered earnest prayer and supplication. And were delivered - From dangers and trials. They trusted in thee, and were not confounded - They were not disappointed. Literally, “they were not ashamed.” That is, they had not the confusion which those have who are disappointed. The idea in the word is, that when men put their trust in anything and are disappointed, they are conscious of a species of “shame” as if they had been foolish in relying on that which proved to be insufficient to help them; as if they had manifested a want of wisdom in not being more cautious, or in supposing that they could derive help from that which has proved to be fallacious. So in Jer 14:3, “Their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters; they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; “they were ashamed and confounded,” and covered their heads.” That is, they felt as if they had acted “foolishly” or “unwisely” in expecting to find water there. Compare the notes at Job 6:20. In the expression here, “they trusted in thee, and were not confounded,” it is meant that men who confide in God are never disappointed, or never have occasion for shame as if herein they had acted foolishly. They are never left to feel that they had put their trust where no help was to be found; that they had confided in one who had deceived them, or that they had reason to be ashamed of their act as an act of foolishness.
Modern Voices1 voice
Psalm 22 reads as if it was dictated, first person singular, as He hung on the cross, even though it was written 700 years earlier.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| זָעֲק֣וּ | zaaku | they cried out | H2199 → | 73 times |
| וְנִמְלָ֑טוּ | venimlatu | and they were delivered | H4422 → | 95 times |
| בְּךָ֖ | bekha | in you | ||
| בָטְח֣וּ | vatechu | they trusted | H982 → | 120 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בֽוֹשׁוּ׃ | vooshu | they were ashamed | H954 → | 127 times |
אֵלֶ֣יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
זָעֲק֣וּthey cried out
zaakuH2199 →73 times
וְנִמְלָ֑טוּand they were delivered
venimlatuH4422 →95 times
בְּךָ֖in you
bekha
בָטְח֣וּthey trusted
vatechuH982 →120 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
בֽוֹשׁוּ׃they were ashamed
vooshuH954 →127 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 45:17But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
it leads to
- Romans 10:11
It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joel 2:26–27
You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 25:3
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
- Isaiah 54:4
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
- Romans 10:11
Through
Romans 10:11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Romans 9:33
as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 28:16
Through
Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Isaiah 60:16
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About Psalms
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 22; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Chuck Missler, How Can We Be Sure? (article); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.