Psalm 22: Besieged & Crucified for Months, Faith Cries for Dawn

Rev. Jaime Nava, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Maplewood, Missouri, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Psalm 22. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” No other psalm is more tightly connected to the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus than Psalm 22. Yet, for all the allusions and fulfillments, this psalm is first of all about David. He went from popular warrior to despised “worm.” He found himself besieged and betrayed for weeks or maybe even months, reminiscent of our own times. Yet even his cry of abandonment is a cry of faith; our faith is brightest when we feel the darkness most acutely. The title mentions “the dawn,” as this psalm of hope in the midst of pain anticipates the Lord’s resurrection and ascension.