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Psalm 22:8

“He trusts in the LORD. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”

6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
8“He trusts in the LORD. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
9But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
10I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.
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Notice

Trust in YHWH becomes a taunt in the mouths of mockers, exposing the cruelty of treating someone's suffering as evidence against their faith.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 37:5Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:Both speak of trusting the LORD, though Psalm 37 urges trust while Psalm 22 records people mocking it.
Matthew 27:42–43“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.Both passages record mockers demanding rescue as evidence that the sufferer's claims deserve belief.
Mark 15:30–32Both passages turn rescue into a taunt, with Mark recording the demand that Jesus save himself from the cross.
Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”The mockers in both passages link trust in God with a demand that God deliver the sufferer.
Psalm 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.Both link God's pleasure in his people with rescue, though Psalm 22 puts that link in the mouths of mockers.
Psalm 91:14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.Both connect devotion to God with deliverance; Psalm 91 speaks God's promise, while Psalm 22 records a taunt.
Numbers 14:8If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us: a land which flows with milk and honey.Both connect the LORD's delight with his help, whether rescue from suffering or entrance into the promised land.
Proverbs 16:3Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.The shared thread is reliance on the LORD; Proverbs concerns entrusted deeds, while Psalm 22 concerns trust under mockery.
Psalm 18:19He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.Both link deliverance with God's delight, but Psalm 18 recounts rescue where Psalm 22 records a mocking demand.
2 Samuel 22:20He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.God's delight and deliverance appear in both: Samuel recounts rescue, while Psalm 22 records mockers demanding it.
Matthew 3:17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”Both speak of divine pleasure in a person; the psalm records mockery, while Matthew records heaven's affirmation of the Son.
Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am …Both mention God's pleasure in someone, though Matthew adds heaven's command to listen to the beloved Son.
Where this verse fits

Feeling distant from God. doubt. injustice and anger.

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Read Psalm 22:7–9 aloud, marking the change of speaker

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Encouragement

Trust can be mocked while suffering continues. In the next lines, the sufferer still addresses God as his God; the taunt has not ended his prayer.

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