Psalms 22:2

2 My God, I shall cry by day, and thou shalt not hear; and by night, and not to unwisdom to me. (My God, I cry to thee all day long, but thou answerest me not; and I cry to thee all night, without any ceasing.)

Psalms 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 22:2

O my God, I cry in the daytime
In the time of his suffering on the cross, which was in the daytime:

but thou hearest me not;
and yet he was always heard, ( John 11:41 John 11:42 ) ; though he was not saved from dying, yet he was quickly delivered from the power of death, and so was heard in that he feared, ( Hebrews 5:7 ) ;

and in the night season:
in the night in which he was in the garden, sorrowing and praying, the night in which he was betrayed and was apprehended; and though the natural desires of his human soul were not heard and answered, that the cup might pass from him, yet his prayer in submission to the will of God was: moreover, the daytime and night season may design the incessant and continual prayer of Christ; he prayed always, night and day:

and am not silent;
but continue to pray, though as yet seemingly not heard and answered; or there is "no silence to me" ^F23; that is, no rest from sorrow and pain; or "no likeness to me" ^F24, there are none like me, no sorrow like my sorrow, as in ( Lamentations 1:12 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (yl hymd al) "non est silentium mihi", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius; "intermissio", Cocceius; "quies", Gejerus; "cessatio, quies, aut silentium", Michaelis.
F24 "Non est mihi similitudo", Gussetius, p. 193.

Psalms 22:2 In-Context

1 To (the) overcomer, for the morrowtide hind, the psalm of David. God, my God, behold thou on me, why hast thou forsaken me? the words of my trespasses be far from mine health. (To the overcomer, for the labourer in the morning, the song of David. God, my God, look thou upon me, why hast thou abandoned me? why is thy help so far from me, yea, from answering my plea?)

2 My God, I shall cry by day, and thou shalt not hear; and by night, and not to unwisdom to me. (My God, I cry to thee all day long, but thou answerest me not; and I cry to thee all night, without any ceasing.)

3 Forsooth thou, the praising of Israel, dwellest in holiness;

4 our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou deliveredest them. (our forefathers put their trust in thee; they trusted thee, and thou deliveredest them.)

5 They cried to thee, and they were made safe; they hoped in thee, and they were not shamed. (They cried to thee, and they were saved; they trusted thee, and they were not put to shame, or were not disappointed.)