Psalm 22:1-2

Amplified Bible

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] Aijeleth Hashshahar (The Doe of the Dawn). A Psalm of David.

22 ^[a]My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?^(A)
²
O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

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Footnotes

Psalm 22:1 This psalm may have been prayed by Jesus when He was on the cross. It begins with, “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” and ends with a thought of finality. The psalm is quoted in Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34; and alluded to in Matt 27:35, 39, 43 and John 19:23, 24, 28 as being fulfilled at Christ’s crucifixion.