Verse
Psalms 22:1 — My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from…
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”
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The verses around Psalms 22:1.
1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Verse explanation
This is the line Jesus quotes on the cross. In Jewish tradition it was common to invoke an entire psalm just by quoting its opening line, so although it begins in despair, the psalm ends in trust and praise, which may be part of what was being evoked by repeating this opening.
From the Psalms 22 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 22:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Meu Deus, meu Deus, porque me desamparaste? porque te alongas do meu auxilio e das palavras do meu bramido?
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Deus meu, Deus meu, por que me desamparaste? Longe [estás] de meu livramento [e] das palavras de meu gemido.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Para el director del coro. Con la melodía de “La cierva del amanecer”. Un salmo de David. Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿Por qué me has abandonado? ¿Por qué estás tan lejos cuando clamo a ti pidiendo ayuda?
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 22:1) · Español (Salmos 22:1)
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