Students Praying the Psalms: Psalm 22
Psalm 22
by John Torres, 12th Grade
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken us? Why art thou so far from helping us, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, we cry in the daytime but thou hearest not; and in the night season I am not silent.” (1) O God, our Father, although You remain silent, we place our faith and trust in You even though we are worms at your feet. (2)
O Lord, our fathers have put their trust in you and from you their rescue came. (3) Foryou are the alpha and omega, beginning and the end. (4) Lord, turn us away from our sinful ways and heal our hearts. Transform them into ones being secured in you, for you alone are holy and receive the praises of Israel. (5)
O Lord, to what purpose did You pull us out of the wickedness and pollution of this world if we allow ourselves to wallow in such wickedness and pollution for the rest of our lives? (6) O God, we do not deserve Your love nor Your grace, but You have given Your Son to and for us. “For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” (7)
O Father, help us to forsake our paths of wickedness and hate and cling to Your path of righteousness. With our utmost praises we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
1 Quotation of Psalm 22:1-2
2 Allusion to Psalm 22:6
3 Allusion to “My God, My God, O Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
4 Allusion to Revelation 22:13
5 Allusion to Psalm 22:3
6 Allusion to A Little Book On The Christian Life
7 Quotation of Acts 4:12
