Text: Psalms 22:1
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 31:6
Subject: Divine abandonment (C)
Source: Albert Barnes, Notes on the Bible (1834)
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Contrast
Anchor Text: Psalm 22 — My God My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me
Significance: Psalm 22:1 cries "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me (עֲזַבְתָּנִי, azavtani)?" — a lament of experienced divine abandonment. Deuteronomy 31:6 declares the opposite: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified... for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you (לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶךָּ, lo yarpekha velo ya'azvekka)." The shared root עזב (azav, "forsake/abandon") creates a stark contrast: Moses promises God will never forsake His people, yet the psalmist experiences precisely that forsakenness. The connection highlights the anguished theological paradox — the righteous sufferer feels abandoned by the God who promised never to abandon.