Psalm 22:1

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Cross-references

Psalm 37:28 Contrast

Psalm 37:28 promises God will not forsake his saints, directly opposing the feeling of abandonment here.

Psalm 43:1-5 asks 'why have you rejected me?' — a very similar lament of feeling abandoned by God.

Psalm 10:1 Parallel

Psalm 10:1 asks why God stands far away—directly parallels the 'why have you forsaken me' of Psalm 22:1.

Psalm 13:1 Parallel

Psalm 13:1 asks how long God will hide his face—another lament of abandonment, closely parallel to Psalm 22:1.

Psalm 38:21 Parallel

In Psalm 38:21, the psalmist pleads 'Do not forsake me' — a direct echo of the same fear of abandonment, reinforcing the lament.

Psalm 42:9 Parallel

Psalm 42:9 asks 'Why have you forgotten me?' — nearly identical to the forsaken cry, deepening the lament theme.

Psalm 71:11 Parallel

Psalm 71:11 has enemies saying 'God has forsaken him,' echoing the same forsakenness theme from another angle.

Psalm 31:14-16 expresses trust in God amid distress, contrasting with the cry of forsakenness here.

Psalm 38:8 Parallel

Psalm 38:8 expresses groaning and anguish — a parallel lament of deep distress, though the cause differs.

Psalm 69:18 Related theme

Psalm 69:18 calls for God to draw near, echoing the need for deliverance in the midst of distress.

Hebrews 13:5 quotes God's promise 'I will never leave you nor forsake you' — opposing the feeling of being forsaken in this verse.

1 Samuel 12:22 promises God will not forsake His people — a direct contrast to the cry of abandonment here.

Hebrews 5:7 Typology

Hebrews 5:7 shows Jesus' loud cries and tears in Gethsemane, fulfilling the lament of Psalm 22:1 as the suffering Messiah.

Luke 22:44 Typology

Luke 22:44 shows Jesus in anguished prayer — a typological fulfillment of the suffering and abandonment expressed here.

Mark 15:34 Citation

Mark 15:34 also directly quotes this verse, recording Jesus' same cry of forsakenness.

Matthew 27:46 directly quotes this verse as Jesus' cry on the cross, showing its messianic fulfillment.

Isaiah 49:14 has Zion saying 'The LORD has forsaken me' — a direct verbal parallel, applying the same complaint to Israel.

In 2 Corinthians 4:9, Paul says believers are persecuted but not forsaken — contrasting with Christ's cry of forsakenness here.

Habakkuk 1:2 echoes a similar lament of feeling unheard by God, both crying out in distress.

Isaiah 59:11 moans for justice and salvation far off — echoes the sense of distance from God in this lament.

Job 3:24 Parallel

Job 3:24 laments with groanings like water — a parallel cry of intense suffering, similar in tone to this psalm.