Psalm 22

Hebrews 6:18 – Lying is contrary to God’s nature, thus He cannot lie.

Forsaking someone who is doing His will is also against God’s nature.

Psalm 9:10; John 8:29; 16:32

Psalm 22 is metaphorical and hyperbolic. Much of it does not make sense if you take it literally. The Jews knew this psalm and understood it. Jesus called it to their attention on the cross. He was not telling the Jews that He had been forsaken. He quoted Psalms 22:1 to show that He had not been forsaken by God just like David had not been forsaken.

God had not forsaken him.

• Psalms 22:1, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24 – If these are taken literally, they cannot be harmonized.

Compare the prophecy and the fulfillment:

• Psalm 22:7; Matthew 27:39

• Psalm 22:8; Matthew 27:43

• Psalm 22:11; John 16:32

• Psalm 22:15; Job 19:28

• Psalm 22:17; Luke 23:35

• Psalm 22:18; Matthew 27:35

• Psalm 22:16; John 19:37