Psalms 22 (NET)

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Psalms 22:1¹My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Mark 15:34 Matt 27:46 Heb 5:7 Ps 22:16 Job 3:24 Luke 24:44 Ps 10:1 Ps 43:1-5 Ps 31:14-16 1 Sam 12:22

Psalms 22:2²My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 18:7 Ps 42:3 Luke 22:41-46 Ps 55:16-17 Ps 88:1 1 Thess 3:10 2 Tim 1:3 Lam 3:44 Lam 3:8 Luke 6:12

Psalms 22:3³You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Deut 10:21 Ps 50:23 Isa 6:3 Rev 4:8 Ps 99:9 Ps 65:1 Ps 145:17

Psalms 22:4⁴In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 14:31 Exod 14:13-14 Gen 15:6 Gen 32:28 Heb 11:8-32 Rom 4:18-22 Ps 44:1-7 1 Sam 7:9-12 Gen 32:9-12

Psalms 22:5⁵To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rom 10:11 Isa 49:23 1 Pet 2:6 Rom 9:33 Isa 45:17 Judg 10:10-16 Judg 6:6 Ps 106:44 Ps 25:2-3 Ps 31:1

Psalms 22:6⁶But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 53:3 Job 25:6 Isa 41:14 Isa 49:7 Ps 69:7-12 Ps 69:19-20 Matt 11:19 Matt 27:20-23 Ps 31:11 Lam 3:30

Psalms 22:7⁷All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Mark 15:29 Matt 27:39-40 Luke 23:11 Ps 109:25 Mark 15:20 Matt 26:66-68 Matt 27:29 Isa 53:3 Ps 44:14 Isa 57:4

Psalms 22:8⁸They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver him, for he delights in him.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Matt 27:42-43 Mark 15:30-32 Ps 91:14 Ps 18:19 Isa 42:1 Matt 17:5 Matt 3:17 Prov 16:3 Ps 37:5 Ps 55:22

Psalms 22:9⁹Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 71:6 Isa 49:1-2 Ps 71:17 Ps 139:15-16 Matt 2:13-15 Isa 9:6 Isa 7:14-15 Rev 12:4-5

Psalms 22:10¹⁰I have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gal 1:15 Jer 1:5 Isa 49:1 Isa 46:3-4 John 20:17 Luke 2:40

Psalms 22:11¹¹Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 71:12 Heb 5:7 John 16:32 Ps 10:1 Ps 72:12 Ps 38:21 Ps 142:4-6 Ps 35:22 Ps 69:1-2 Isa 63:5

Psalms 22:12¹²Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Amos 4:1-3 Acts 4:27 Ps 68:30 Matt 27:1 Deut 32:14-15 Ezek 39:18 Jer 50:11 Isa 34:7

Psalms 22:13¹³They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Pet 5:8 Ps 35:21 Job 16:10 Lam 2:16 Lam 3:46 Ps 17:12 Matt 26:3-4 Matt 26:59-65 Ezek 22:27-28 Ps 22:21

Psalms 22:14¹⁴My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated. My heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Dan 5:6 Job 30:16 Ps 22:17 Ps 31:10 Job 23:16 Josh 7:5 John 12:27 Luke 22:44 Mark 14:33-34 Matt 26:38

Psalms 22:15¹⁵The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 19:28 Ps 69:3 Ps 69:21 Isa 53:12 Ps 104:29 Ps 32:3-4 Ps 38:10 1 Cor 15:3 Job 29:10 Matt 27:50

Psalms 22:16¹⁶Yes, wild dogs surround me— a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 19:37 Zech 12:10 Matt 27:35 John 20:25 John 19:23 John 19:34 Mark 15:24 John 20:27 Luke 23:33 Isa 53:5

Psalms 22:17¹⁷I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 23:35 Job 33:21 Isa 52:14 Luke 23:27 Matt 27:39-41 Mark 15:29-32 Ps 102:3-5 Matt 27:36

Psalms 22:18¹⁸They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Matt 27:35 Luke 23:34 John 19:23-24 Mark 15:24

Psalms 22:19¹⁹But you, O Lord, do not remain far away. You are my source of strength. Hurry and help me!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 22:11 Ps 40:13 Ps 40:17 Ps 10:1 Ps 21:1 Ps 18:1 Ps 70:5

Psalms 22:20²⁰Deliver me from the sword. Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 35:17 Zech 13:7 Ps 17:13

Psalms 22:21²¹Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen. You have answered me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Tim 4:17 1 Pet 5:8 Acts 4:27 John 14:30 Num 23:22 Isa 34:7 John 8:59 Acts 5:30-32 Deut 33:17 Job 39:9-10

Psalms 22:22²²I will declare your name to my countrymen. In the middle of the assembly I will praise you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Heb 2:11-12 Rom 8:29 Matt 12:48-49 Matt 28:10 Ps 40:9-10 Ps 71:18-19 Matt 25:40 Ps 22:25 John 20:17 John 7:25-26

Psalms 22:23²³You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him. All you descendants of Jacob, honor him. All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 135:19-20 Rev 15:4 Ps 107:1-2 Luke 1:50 Ps 50:23 1 Cor 6:19-20 Ps 115:11 1 Chr 16:8-13 1 Cor 10:31 Isa 25:3

Psalms 22:24²⁴For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed. He did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Heb 5:7 Isa 50:6-9 Ps 116:3-6 Ps 118:5 Luke 23:46 Ps 34:6 Ps 69:29-34 Ps 22:6 Ps 22:2 Ps 69:17

Psalms 22:25²⁵You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the Lord ’s loyal followers.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 35:18 Ps 40:9-10 Ps 111:1 Ps 116:14-19 Ps 66:13 Ps 22:22 Ps 56:12 Eccl 5:4-5 Ps 118:19-20 Ps 66:16

Psalms 22:26²⁶Let the oppressed eat and be filled. Let those who seek his help praise the Lord. May you live forever!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 69:32 Isa 65:13 Ps 40:16 Ps 105:3-4 Isa 25:6 John 6:48-58 Ps 107:9 John 4:14 Lev 7:11-17

Psalms 22:27²⁷Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him. Let all the nations worship you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 86:9 Isa 45:22 Rev 7:9-12 Ps 2:8 Isa 49:6 Rev 15:4 Ps 72:11 Ps 96:7 Rom 16:26 Acts 26:18-20

Psalms 22:28²⁸For the Lord is king and rules over the nations.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Zech 14:9 Ps 47:7-8 Dan 7:14 Rev 11:15 Obad 1:21 Matt 6:13

Psalms 22:29²⁹All the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Phil 2:10 Isa 26:19 Ps 113:7 Ps 45:12 John 11:25-26 Isa 45:23 Rev 20:12-15 Rom 14:10-12 Hos 13:9 Isa 10:16

Psalms 22:30³⁰A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Heb 2:13 1 Pet 2:9 Gal 3:26-29 Ps 102:28 Isa 53:10 Matt 3:9 Ps 14:5 Ps 24:6 Ps 73:15 Ps 87:6

Psalms 22:31³¹They will come and tell about his saving deeds; they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 78:6 Ps 86:9 Rom 1:17 Isa 44:3-5 Ps 102:18 Ps 145:4-7 Ps 40:9 2 Cor 5:21 Isa 49:21-23 Isa 54:1

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