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Psalms 22:4

What does Psalms 22:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 22:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Psalms 22:4 means

The psalmist draws strength from the historical faithfulness of God to their ancestors. He recalls how their fathers, in their times of distress, placed their trust in God and were consistently delivered from their troubles. This remembrance serves as a powerful testament to God's reliable character, providing a historical precedent for divine intervention that bolsters his own faltering hope in the midst of his present crisis.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In Thee did our fathers trust--they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

Building on the declaration of God's holiness in verse 3, this verse expands on God's character by recalling His past faithfulness to Israel's ancestors. It moves from an abstract attribute to concrete historical examples of deliverance. This historical context frames his personal suffering within a larger narrative of God's redemptive work, setting up his personal plea for similar divine intervention.

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

v.4This passage

v.5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 32:28

    And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  • Exodus 14:13

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

  • Romans 4:18

    Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

  • Genesis 15:6

    And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

  • Hebrews 11:8

    By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

  • Exodus 14:31

    And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.

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