What does Psalm 22:1 mean?

Psalm 22:1 highlights themes such as despair, abandonment, crying-out when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 22:1 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

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Mark 15:34
Mark records Jesus saying the same words, fulfilling this Psalm.
Lamentations 3:8
Both verses express feelings of being unheard in times of distress.
Hebrews 5:7
This verse reflects Jesus' prayers and cries during His earthly ministry.