Where a verse leads
Psalm 22:1: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”Psalm 22:1
Psalm 22:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site, from his words and his self-revelation to shadows and types. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Psalm 22 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46 · King James Version
“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Mark 15:34 · King James Version
See how My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me moves from the Old Testament into the New →
Every collection that stands on this verse
His words and His self-revelation
Shadows and types
- My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me (Direct New Testament link)
- My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me
- Psalm 22: My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me
Questions people ask
What does Psalm 22:1 mean?
Psalm 22:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Psalm 22:1 in the Bible?
Psalm 22:1 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Psalm 22:1 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Psalm 22:1 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.