Psalms 22:5

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
Psalms 22:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

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 God, thou knowest my foolishness, etc.] Not that there was real foolishness in him, who, as man, from his infancy was filled with wisdom, and increased in it; and, as Mediator, had the spirit of wisdom on him, and the treasures of wisdom in him; and, as a divine Person, he is the Wisdom of God, and the only wise God; and, as in our nature, there was no foolishness in his heart, nor in his words, nor in his actions: but this is to be understood either of what was accounted so by others; he and his followers were reckoned foolish and illiterate men, and the Gospel preached by him and his apostles was foolishness to them that perished; or of what he was charged with by his enemies; even with…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“cried: Psa 99:6, Psa 99:7, Psa 106:44; Jdg 4:3, Jdg 6:6, Jdg 10:10-16 and were: Psa 25:2, Psa 25:3, Psa 31:1, Psa 69:6, Psa 69:7, Psa 71:1; Isa 45:17, Isa 49:23; Rom 9:33, Rom 10:11; Pe1 2:6 Psalms 22:6”
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