Psalm 22 Overview

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Welcome to the Overview of Psalm 22

This page will introduce and provide orientation to Psalm 22 as a whole. It includes the following sections:


Introduction to Psalm 22

Author:

Purpose:

To showcase YHWH's salvation of a servant near death.

Content:

It looked like YHWH had abandoned me, even though he had been faithful to our nation and to me in the past. That's why I cried out one last time, thinking myself at the point of death. And then, at last, he heard me! That's why I will declare his praise and exhort others to honour him, so that even the nations and future generations will worship him.

Message:

Even though it seemed YHWH had abandoned me in my affliction, he heard me, and his deliverance rightly results in the public praise of his name.

Psalm 22 At-a-Glance

These sections divide the content of the psalm into digestible pieces , and are determined based on information from many of our layers, including Semantics, Poetics, and Discourse. The columns, left to right, contain: the verse numbers; the main title of the section; a brief summary of the content of that section (quote marks indicate the text is taken directly from the English text of the psalm (as per our Close-but-Clear translation); and an icon to visually represent and remember the content. Psalm 022 - synthesis.jpg

Background Orientation for Psalm 22

Following are the common-ground assumptionsCommon-ground assumptions include information shared by the speaker and hearers. In our analysis, we mainly use this category for Biblical/Ancient Near Eastern background. which are the most helpful for making sense of the psalm.

  • YHWH has been faithful in Israel's past and in David's early life.
  • YHWH's faithful loyalty results in his praise.
  • Onlookers think that anyone who suffers must deserve it.
  • If YHWH does not help, there is no one else.
  • YHWH does not treat the sufferer's affliction as worthless.
  • The rescued hold a thanksgiving meal and invite the poor.
  • Those invited join the recovered in songs of praise.

Background Situation for Psalm 22

The background situation is the series of events leading up to the time in which the psalm is spoken. These are taken from the story triangle – whatever lies to the left of the star icon. Ps 22 - Story Back.jpg

Participants in Psalm 22

This resource is forthcoming.