Bible Strands
Psalms 22:10
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, recounting his lifelong dependence on divine care immediately before pleading for help amid approaching distress.
The words — The verb הָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּי (ha.she.Lakh.ti) literally means "I was cast," combined with עָ֭לֶי/ךָ ('A.lei./kha) "upon You," describing the act of transferring one's burden onto God.
The thread — The concept of divine selection and sustenance beginning in the womb is paralleled in Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, and Isaiah 49:1.
Why it lands — The passage presents God's prior faithfulness as a factual foundation, requiring the reader to ground present trust in historical divine action rather than immediate circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- Galatians 1:15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
- Isaiah 49:1 Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
- Isaiah 46:3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
- John 20:17 “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
- Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.