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Psalms 22:4

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Psalms 22:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They that hate me without a cause, etc.] As the Jews did; (see <431518> John 15:18-25); for he did no injury to the persons or properties of men; but went about continually doing good, both to their souls and bodies; so that he merited their highest esteem and love, and not their hatred; and yet they were his implacable enemies; (see <421914>Luke 19:14,27); are more than the hairs of mine head; they were a multitude that came to take him in the garden; and it was the multitude that the priests and Pharisees instigated to ask for the release of Barabbas, and the crucifixion of Jesus; and a vast number of people followed him to the cross, and insulted him on it; the Gentiles and the people of…”
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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
“Past experience of God's people is a ground of trust. The mention of "our fathers" does not destroy the applicability of the words as the language of our Saviour's human nature.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 44:1-7; Gen 15:6, Gen 32:9-12, Gen 32:28; Exo 14:13, Exo 14:14, Exo 14:31; Sa1 7:9-12; Rom 4:18-22; Heb. 11:8-32 Psalms 22:5”
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