Bible Studies

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Before going into the interpretation, I feel it is necessary to describe the reasons for publicizing what I read into Psalms 22. In my studies, the spirit lead me from the plural for Gods, Elohim, in Genesis 1 to the singular of Eli with Jesus on the cross. Jesus quotes the first part of Psalms 22, pointing to this Psalm for a reason. Before coming to Psalms 22, the season of Lent had begun, and I was to partake with a Daniel fast, no meats, for 40 days. On the 8th day, the Lord laid on my heart to read Psalms 22 each day, and break down a verse day by day. After a few days, I realized, the last verse in this chapter, verse 31 would be studied in depth on the last day of Lent.

The spirit would guide me into the words I was to focus on, which have been amazing studies as I am in the first part of the study. I was to give an interpretation, some might call a retranslation of Psalms 22. This is not to be used in place of the work of the professional translators, it is not replace your version of Psalms 22, but to show you what I arrived at in my in depth studies.


To the chief musician set to Deer (Ayalah) of the Dawn.
Ayalah is found in Genesis 49:21, which I believe is a prophecy for Christ, Naphtali is a hind let loose, He giveth goodly words.

1. [Christ on the Cross] Eli Eli Lama Sabathani My God! Why have you forsaken me, far from delivering me [Yeshuati], and the words of my roaring, distress call?
There are four different Hebrew words for delivering in this chapter. The word Yeshuati can mean deliverance or salvation. The Hebrew name for Jesus is Yeshua, Deliverer, and Savior.

2. [Day Before the Crucifixion] Elohi, I cry in the day time, but you do not hear, and at midnight, no silence.

Jesus cries in the plural form to God, the separation from sin has not occurred. I imagine Jesus begins praying during the day, but there is no answer. Keep this in mind, when Jesus prays there is no answer, so Jesus says, not my will, but your will be done. Late into the night in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus will have no silence until His death. Jesus prays his greatest prayer, but is not heard, accepting his fate and the will of the Father. Jesus is arrested, taken to the Sanhedrin court, accused and punched.

3. But You are holy, inhabiting the praises of Israel.

4. Our ancestors trusted in You, they trusted and You did deliver [palat].

The word for deliver here is literally means sleek or smooth, which the spirit impressed on me as a quiet deliverance, like escaping. The letter P tells of a deliverance by communication, or mouth.

5. [Exodus] They cried unto you and were delivered [malat], in You they trusted and were not confused.

The word for deliver, malat, defined the same as palat; however, no two Hebrew words have the same exact meaning. The letter M, is represented by water, so this is a deliverance by water, which could be the parting of the Red Sea, and/or Baptism.

6. [Christ after scourging] But I am crimson [a worm], and not recognizable as a man, a reproach of men and despised by the assembly.

The word translated as worm, is the type of worm used for red dyes, and translated as scarlet or crimson when referred to the color of a cloth. Here, Jesus is a bloody pulp of what use to be a man and is before the assembling of the people, who yell, Crucify Him!

7. All who see me laugh, puckering the lips, shaking their heads.

Jesus is shamed, the man who would have opened his arms to gather the people of Jerusalem into his care, reject him, shame him, despise Him!

8. [Prophecy] Lord, roll away the stone, He shall [quietly] deliver Him, He shall [publicly] deliver Him, because He delighted in Him.

This verse begins with the Hebrew word gal, which means to roll away as a stone. Most translations use the KJV version from Matthew, which add “saying He trusted” in place of gal. The Hebrew word for trusted is batach, which is found several times in this chapter.

There are two Hebrew words for deliver in this verse, palat and nitsal. Nitsal is the word found for deliverance in the Exodus, a public deliverance with plagues, miracles, etc.
Jesus is delivered in two forms, first a quiet manner, as he is raised from the dead, and publically as the stone is rolled away, he appears to many people. It is at this moment, I was speaking with a fellow brother in Christ. The question was asked, what happened to the body of Christ? He became sin, he was resurrected in a new body, so what happened to the old body? Did it go to hell? We are told Christ conquered death and hell!
He delighted in Him “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.”

9. [Flashback to the birth of Christ] You (masculine) brought me forth from the womb: causing me to trust on my mother’s breast.

10. I was cast upon you from the womb, from the belly of my mother, you are My El [God].

This is a pause in the verse, to remind us that Christ came in the form of a baby. From the beginning, Jesus trusted in God. As I have used the singular to denote the separation of Jesus and God, here I see the singular as directly to God the father.

11. Be not far from me, the adversary nears; for there is none to help.

For adversary, most translations use the word trouble. I see this as Satan approaching a weakened Jesus. The final temptation of Jesus is drawing near, a moment when he can still call down ten thousands of angels to rescue Him, or die alone, separated from God for you and me.

This is just the beginning to an amazing Psalm! Stay tuned as I will past part 2 and part 3. Part 4 will come as Lent wraps up.

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