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Psalms 22:4

Psalms 22:4
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Our fathers trusted in thee,.... By whom are meant Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, from whom our Lord descended; and the people of Israel when in Egypt, in the times of the judges, and in all ages before…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Our fathers trusted in thee - This is a plea of the sufferer as drawn from the character which God had manifested in former times. The argument is, that he had interposed in those times when his…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 22:1-10

Some think they find Christ in the title of this psalm, upon Aijeleth Shahar - The hind of the morning. Christ is as the swift hind upon the mountains of spices (Sol 8:14), as the loving hind and the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 22:4-5

The thought of the preceding line is developed in an appeal to the past history of the nation. Cp. Psa 44:1; Psa 78:3; Psa 9:10. -Thou didst deliver them: why then am I deserted?" The emphasis is…