Bible Strands
Psalms 22:5
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, juxtaposing the historical deliverance of Israel’s forebears against his own immediate experience of isolation and public scorn.
The words — The Hebrew verbs זָעֲקוּ (za'aku, they cried out) and בָטְחוּ (vatechu, they trusted) record the ancestors' vocal appeal and reliance, directly linked to וְנִמְלָטוּ (venimlatu, and they were delivered) and וְלֹא־בֹשׁוּ (ve'lo-boshu, and they were not ashamed).
The thread — This sequence of cry, deliverance, and shameless trust reappears in the New Testament citations of Romans 10:11 and Romans 9:33, which apply the promise of unshamed belief to faith in Christ.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to treat past divine intervention as a factual baseline for present reliance, compelling action based on recorded outcomes rather than current distress.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Cross-references
- Romans 10:11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Romans 9:33 as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- 1 Peter 2:6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Judges 6:6 Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
- Judges 10:10 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
- Psalms 25:2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalms 31:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
- Psalms 71:1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.