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Faith Amidst Silence
The commentators unanimously highlight that even when feeling forsaken by God (v. 1-2), the speaker's immediate response is to affirm God's perfect holiness. This is not a complaint but a profound declaration of trust. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin see this as a model for believers: in our deepest trials, when prayers seem unanswered, our first move should be to trust and declare God's unchanging righteous character, refusing to blame Him for our circumstances.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 22:3
18th Century
Theologian
But thou art holy—You are righteous and blameless. This indicates that the sufferer still had unwavering confidence in God. Though …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 22:3
19th Century
Bishop
But. —In spite of his seeming desertion the poet still believes Jehovah is the God of the covenant—still the Holy One in whom His …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 22:2–3
19th Century
Preacher
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 22:3
16th Century
Theologian
Yet you are holy. In Hebrew, it is properly, And you are holy: but the conjunction ו (vau) should, without doubt, be tra…
John Gill
On Psalms 22:3
17th Century
Pastor
But thou [art] holy
Which may be considered either as an argument with his God, why he should hear and answer him, s…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 22:1–10
17th Century
Minister
The Spirit of Christ, who was in the prophets, testifies clearly and fully in this psalm to the sufferings of Christ and the glory that would follo…