Psalms 22:2

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalms 22:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“O my God, I cry in the daytime, etc.] 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, (<431141>John 11:41,42); 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, (<580507>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…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The long distress is evinced by-- am not silent--literally, "not silence to me," either meaning, I continually cry; or, corresponding with "thou hearest not," or answerest not, it may mean, there is no rest or quiet to me.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I cry: Psa 42:3, Psa 55:16, Psa 55:17, Psa 88:1; Luk 18:7; Th1 3:10; Ti2 1:3 but: Psa 80:4; Lam 3:8, Lam 3:44 in the night: Luk 6:12, Luk 18:7, Luk 22:41-46 am not silent: Heb. there is no silence to me, Mat 26:44 Psalms 22:3”
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