Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 22

Psalms 22:1 ^/ Or, the hinde of the morning & this was the name of some commune song.

Psalms 22:1 ^! Dauid complained because he was broght into suche extremities, that he was past all hope, but after he had rehearsed the sorowes & griefs, where with he was vexed.

Psalms 22:1 ^/ Or, the hinde of the morning & this was the name of some commune song.

Psalms 22:1 ^b Being tormented with extreme anguish.

Psalms 22:1 ^a Here appeareth that horrible conflict, which he susteined betwene faith & desperation.

Psalms 22:1 ^a Here appeareth that horrible conflict, which he susteined betwene faith & desperation.

Psalms 22:1 ^b Being tormented with extreme anguish.

Psalms 22:2 ^/ Or, I cease not.

Psalms 22:2 ^/ Or, I cease not.

Psalms 22:3 ^c He meaneth the place of praising, euen the Tabernacle: or els it is so called, because he gaue the people continually occasion to praise him.

Psalms 22:3 ^c He meaneth the lace of praising, euen the Tabernacle: or els it is so called, because he gaue the people continually occasion to praise him.

Psalms 22:6 ^d And seming moste miserable of all creatures, which was ment of Christ. And herein appeareth the vnspeakable loue of God toward man, that he wolde thus abase his sonne for our sakes.

Psalms 22:9 ^/ Ebr. roled vpon God.

Psalms 22:9 ^e Euen from my birth thou hast giuen me occasion to trust in thee.

Psalms 22:10 ^! He recouereth him self from the bottomles pit of tentations and groweth in hope. And here vnder his owne persone he setteth forthe the figure of Christ, whome he did forese by the Spririt of prophecie, that he shulde maruelously, & strangely be detested & abased, before his Father shulde raise & exalte him againe.

Psalms 22:10 ^f For except Gods prouidence preserue the infants, they shulde perish a thousand times in the mothers wombe.

Psalms 22:12 ^g He meaneth, that his enemies were so fat, proude and cruel, that they were rather beastes then men.

Psalms 22:14 ^h Before, he spake of the crueltie of his enemies, and now he declareth the inwarde griefs of the minde, so that Christ was tormented, bothe in soule and bodie.

Psalms 22:15 ⁱ Thou hast suffred me to be without all hope of life.

Psalms 22:16 ^k Thus Dauid complaineth as thogh he were nailed by his enemies bothe hands & fete but this was accomplished in Christ.

Psalms 22:20 ^l My life that is solitarie, left alone & forsaken of all, {Psal. 35,17}, & {25,16}

Psalms 22:21 ^m Christ is deliuered with amore mightie deliuerance by ouer comming death, then if he had not tasted death at all.

Psalms 22:23 ⁿ He promiseth to exhort the Church that thei by his example might praise the Lord.

Psalms 22:24 ^o The poore afflicted are comforted by this example of Dauid or Christ.

Psalms 22:25 ^p Which were sacrifices of thankesgiuing, which they offred by Gods commandment when thei were deliuered our of any great danger.

Psalms 22:26 ^q He doeth allude stil to the sacrifice.

Psalms 22:29 ^r Thogh the poore be first named, as {ver. 26}, yet the welthie are not separated from the grace of Christs kingdome.

Psalms 22:29 ^s In whome there is no hope that he shal recouer life: so nether poore nor riche, quicke nor dead shalbe from his kingdome.

Psalms 22:30 ^t Meaning the posteritie, which the Lord kepeth as a fede to the Church to continue his praise among men.

Psalms 22:31 ^u That is, God hathe fulfilled his promes.