Psalms 22:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”

Psalms 22:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 22:16 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ֭/מְנַצֵּחַlamənaṣēḥa

to the choirmasterpronH5329

chief musician · oversee · set forward

עַלʿal

onpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

אַיֶּ֥לֶתʾayelet

hindnounH365

Aijeleth

הַ/שַּׁ֗חַרhašaḥar

the dawnparticleH7837

early · light · morning · whence riseth

מִזְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr

a psalmnounH4210

לְ/דָוִֽדlədāwid

of DavidpronH1732

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Jonas ErikssonNote2mo ago

My God, my God

The opening of Psalm 22 is one of the most raw things in all of scripture. It is lament without resolution at the start. And yet the psalmist keeps speaking to God. That is the model - not pretending ...