DECEMBER 29, 2023 Psalm 22:16-18 For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. In previous devotions we have […]
DECEMBER 28, 2023 Psalm 22:14-15 I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. The Bible […]
DECEMBER 27, 2023 Psalm 22:11-13 Be not far from Me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help. Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. They gape at Me with their mouths, like a raging and roaring lion. The area known as Bashan, located in the northern part of Israel, was lush and abundant in pastureland. Consequently, the cattle […]
DECEMBER 26, 2023 Psalm 22:9-10 But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts. I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother’s womb You have been My God. Many rabbinical commentators interpret these verses to speak primarily of Israel as a whole and how, from its very beginning, […]
DECEMBER 25, 2023 Psalm 22:6-8 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All those who see Me ridicule Me; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!” As we have noted […]
DECEMBER 24, 2023 Psalm 22:6-8 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All those who see Me ridicule Me; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!” On one hand, to […]
DECEMBER 23, 2023 Psalm 22:3-5 But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them. They cried to You, and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not ashamed. This statement — “But You are holy” — coming on the heels of what seems to be […]
DECEMBER 22, 2023 Psalm 22:1-2 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; and in the night season, and am not silent. In the previous devotion we mentioned that […]
DECEMBER 20, 2023 Psalm 21:8-11 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You. You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; the Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their offspring You shall destroy from the […]
DECEMBER 21, 2023 Psalm 22:1-2 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; and in the night season, and am not silent. In Jewish commentary, much is made over […]
