But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Significance
Both Psalm 22:22 and Psalm 13:5-6 mark the dramatic turning point from lament to praise that characterizes the Davidic psalms of distress. Psalm 13 moves from "How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?" to "But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation (יְשׁוּעָה, yeshu'ah). I will sing to the LORD." Psalm 22:22 enacts the same pivot: after the deepest despair ("My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?"), the sufferer declares "I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly (קָהָל, qahal)." The shared lament-to-praise structure reveals a consistent pattern in Davidic theology: the righteous sufferer's confidence that God will answer, enabling public testimony of deliverance.
Found via
John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type
Echo
Connection Method(s)
Longitudinal Theme — the Davidic lament-to-praise pivot — trust in loving devotion issuing in song (Ps 13:5-6) and the forsaken sufferer's vow to praise in the assembly (Ps 22:22) — is one developing pattern of the righteous sufferer's hope, the trajectory that reaches its fullness when the risen Christ proclaims the Father's name in the congregation (Heb 2:12, citing Ps 22:22).