What does Psalm 22:2 mean?

Psalm 22:2 highlights themes such as silence, crying-out, desperation when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 22:2 today?

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

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

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.

4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

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Luke 22:44
Both verses depict intense emotional distress and crying out to God.
Romans 8:26
This verse speaks to the Spirit helping us in our weakness when we do not know what to pray.
Psalm 69:3
Both verses express a sense of overwhelming sorrow and unanswered prayer.