Why Have You Forasken Me?

1 - A Reminder That Suffering Exists (Psalm 22:1-18)

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,and by night, but I find no rest.

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

5 To you they cried and were rescued;in you they trusted and were not put to shame. 6 But I am a worm and not a man,scorned by mankind and despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock me;they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; 8 “He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him;let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

English Standard Version (Chapter 15)

Mark 15 - 29 And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!”

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

16 For dogs encompass me;a company of evildoers encircles me;they have pierced my hands and feet— 17 I can count all my bones—they stare and gloat over me; 18 they divide my garments among them,and for my clothing they cast lots.

English Standard Version (Chapter 15)

Mark 15 - 24 And they crucified Him and divided His garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.

A Reminder That We Will Be Delivered (Psalm 22:19-24)

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

19 But you, O LORD, do not be far off!O you my help, come quickly to my aid! 20 Deliver my soul from the sword,my precious life from the power of the dog! 21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

22 I will tell of your name to my brothers;in the midst of the congregation I will praise you: 23 You who fear the LORD, praise him!All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! 24 For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,and he has not hidden his face from him,but has heard, when he cried to him.

3 - A Reminder That God Is Good (Psalm 22:25-30)

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation;my vows I will perform before those who fear him. 26 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;those who seek him shall praise the LORD!May your hearts live forever!

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD,and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. 28 For kingship belongs to the LORD,and he rules over the nations.

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

29 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,even the one who could not keep himself alive. 30 Posterity shall serve him;it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;

English Standard Version (Chapter 15)

Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?

English Standard Version (Psalm 22)

Psalm 22:27 For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,and he has not hidden his face from him,but has heard, when he cried to him.