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Psalm 22:9
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
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.
11Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.
Notice
The memory of being brought from the womb gives the speaker a reason to appeal to God while others mock his trust.
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Psalm 71:6I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.Both speakers trace their dependence on God to the womb and credit him with bringing them into life.
Isaiah 49:1–2Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: the LORD has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.Both speakers describe God’s involvement from the womb, with trust named in the psalm and a calling named in Isaiah.
Psalm 71:17God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.Both speakers look back to God’s work in their early lives, through trust in infancy and teaching from youth.
Psalm 139:15–16My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.Both passages speak of God’s involvement at life’s beginning, describing birth in Psalm 22 and a frame known to God in Psalm 139.
Luke 2:40The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.Both texts connect childhood with God’s care, though Luke describes Jesus growing in strength and wisdom rather than an infant’s trust.
Matthew 2:13–15Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into …Both passages concern divine care for a dependent child, with Matthew describing the Lord’s warning to Joseph about danger.
Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.Both texts describe God’s work at life’s beginning, though Luke speaks of being filled with the Holy Spirit rather than trust.
Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, …The shared thread is a child’s birth; the psalm speaks of dependence, while Isaiah describes a son who will govern.
1 Samuel 1:23Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the LORD establish his word.” So the woman waited and …Both passages name a mother nursing her child, with God acknowledged amid that bodily dependence and care.
Isaiah 7:14–15Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Both texts connect childbirth with God’s action, though Isaiah announces a sign while the psalm recalls the speaker’s own birth.
Revelation 12:4–5His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she …The shared detail is childbirth: the psalm recalls God bringing the speaker out, while Revelation depicts a dragon waiting to devour a newborn.
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Feeling distant from God. fear for the future. wanting a steady prayer habit.
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Encouragement
Remembering God’s care does not end the speaker’s distress. His plea for help continues, addressed to the God who brought him into life and made him trust.
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