Source Text: Psalm 22:22
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Source: John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type: Echo
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Anchor Text: Psalm 22 — My God My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken 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.