The great Messianic psalm — it opens with Jesus' cry from the cross ('My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?') and moves through raw lament to praise and worldwide testimony. Written by David a thousand years before Christ, it describes the crucifixion in breathtaking detail: mocked by onlookers, bones out of joint, pierced hands and feet, soldiers gambling for garments. Then it turns — God has not forsaken; He hears; all nations will worship. Jesus quoted this psalm from the cross. It ends not in despair but in everlasting victory.
Even in the darkest moment, God hears our cry. Jesus quoted this psalm from the cross — and it ends in victory and praise.
Psalm 22 is one of the most remarkable chapters in all Scripture — a prophetic psalm that reads like an eyewitness account of the crucifixion, written a thousand years before Jesus. Read it alongside the Gospel accounts of the cross (Matthew 27, John 19). Help your child feel the wonder: God planned this rescue from the very beginning. The lament is real — but the turn to praise in v22 is powerful. Let your child know: it is okay to cry out to God when things are hard. He hears.
When you feel sad, scared, or alone, you can cry out to God just like this psalm does. He always hears — and He always answers. Jesus felt the very worst loneliness on the cross so we never have to be alone.