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This week we're camping out in some psalms of lament . As with yesterday , we're going to spend some time with David , this time in Psalm 22 . This Psalm is one of the more schizophrenic Psalms that you will see in all of the Old Testament . You can tell that David is incredibly conflicted the entire time that he's writing this down .
Okay , so let's look at verses two and three . Oh my God , I cry by day , but you do to verses 5 and 6 . Now , guys , I've been sad before , but I don't recall ever feeling like a worm . Okay so , I've been sad before , but I don't recall ever feeling like a worm . Okay so , but I digress .
The point is that David can't stay on one line of thought because he is in such a muddled state of confusion . I'm sure part of the reason for that is because David sees himself as innocent . Now , as we know , no mortal man is innocent , but it does seem like David is suffering unjustly here .
Mortal man is innocent , but it does seem like David is suffering unjustly here .
However , it is David's unjust suffering , described in Psalm 22 , that points to what the ESV Study Bible commentary calls the innocent sufferer par excellence , and that's our perfect Savior Jesus , specifically , the parallels between Psalm 22 and Matthew 27 are so stunning that many see Psalm 22 as a foretelling of the work of Jesus on the cross of Calvary .
Let's look at a few examples . Psalm 22 , verse 1 , my God , my God , why have you forsaken me ? Why are you so far from saving me from the words of my groaning ? And then in Matthew 27 , 46 , we see this and about the ninth hour , jesus cried out with a loud voice saying Eli , eli lama sabachthani . That is my God , my God , why have you forsaken me ?
Psalm 22 , 7 , all who see me mock me . They make mouths at me , they wag their heads . And then in Matthew 27 , verse 39 , and those who pass by derided him wagging their heads . Psalm 22 , 18 , they divide my garments among them and for my clothing they cast lots .
And then in Matthew 27 , 35 , and when they had crucified him , they divided his garments among them by casting lots . The parallels are incredibly moving , but they also point to something Psalm 22 can be summarized as a lamenting , innocent sufferer that is waiting patiently for God to deliver them , to provide them a pathway out of torment .
And , as we see in Psalm 22 , david is fervently asking for that and actively experiencing this delivery , in a way . So verses 19 through 21 . But you , o Lord , do not be far off . O you my help , come quickly to my aid . Deliver my soul from the sword , my precious life from the power of the dog , save me from the mouth of the lion .
You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen , but where does ultimate delivery come from ? What is the source of salvation ? How can one be truly rescued ?
Well , it starts at Golgotha , the place of the skull where Jesus was crucified , where he cried out in agony , where the onlookers wag their heads at him , where they cast lots for his garments , where he gave up his spirit and breathed his last .
But luckily for all of us , that is just a bloody footnote in the history of Jesus , because three days after he was placed in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb , it was revealed to all of humanity that the tomb was a borrowed one , because , as we see in Matthew 28 , verse 6 , he is not here , for he has risen .
He was put to death to pay a debt that we could not repay and became sin on our behalf so that we could have repay , and became sin on our behalf so that we could have the righteousness of God in him . We just have to accept that free gift of grace and repent of our sins . If you have never done that , today is the day .
If you have done that , today is the day you tell someone about it .
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