Psalm 22:11-21
Debbie’s post yesterday enlightened me for today. I can now picture Jesus reciting this psalm during His time on the cross – no doubt, this psalm and other psalms. And it makes all the difference to read through this psalm and imagine Jesus reciting it to Himself, even shouting out some of the verses.
A main reason for my familiarity with this psalm is from my childhood, when we had Stations of the Cross every Wednesday evening during Lent. Two of the verses in Psalm 22 are in those Stations: But I am a worm and not a man, a reproach of men and despised by the people… (v. 6) and They have pierced My hands and feet, I can number all My bones. (vv. 16-17a) So I have these words from my childhood plus Gospel readings with Jesus’ own words and the prophetic words and actions of onlookers. No wonder Psalm 22 is so familiar to me!