Psalm 22:4
New International Version
In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

New Living Translation
Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.

English Standard Version
In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.

Berean Standard Bible
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

King James Bible
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

New King James Version
Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

New American Standard Bible
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You rescued them.

NASB 1995
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.

NASB 1977
In Thee our fathers trusted; They trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

Legacy Standard Bible
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You rescued them.

Amplified Bible
In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them.

Christian Standard Bible
Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted, and you rescued them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them.

American Standard Version
Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Contemporary English Version
Our ancestors trusted you, and you rescued them.

English Revised Version
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted, and you rescued them.

Good News Translation
Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.

International Standard Version
Our ancestors trusted in you; they trusted and you delivered them.

Majority Standard Bible
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

NET Bible
In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.

New Heart English Bible
Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

World English Bible
Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.

Young's Literal Translation
In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

Smith's Literal Translation
In thee our fathers trusted: they trusted, and thou wilt deliver them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them.

New American Bible
In you our fathers trusted; they trusted and you rescued them.

New Revised Standard Version
In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Our fathers trusted in thee; they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My fathers hoped in you; they hoped in you and you delivered them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In Thee did our fathers trust; They trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Psalm of the Cross
3Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 4In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. 5They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.…

Cross References
Exodus 3:7-9
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 14:10-14
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. / They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” ...

1 Samuel 7:8-12
and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” / Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him. / As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. ...

2 Chronicles 20:6-12
and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. / Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? / They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, ...

Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. / Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Isaiah 37:14-20
So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. / And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: / “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. ...

Jeremiah 17:7-8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Daniel 6:16-23
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. / Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. ...

Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Luke 1:68-75
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...

Luke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

John 5:45-47
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope. / If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

Acts 7:9-10
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.


Treasury of Scripture

Our fathers trusted in you: they trusted, and you did deliver them.

Psalm 41:1-7
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble…

Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Genesis 32:9-12,28
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: …

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Psalm 22
1. David complains in great discouragement
9. He prays in great distress
23. He praises God














In You our fathers trusted;
This phrase reflects the deep-seated faith of the Israelites in God throughout their history. The "fathers" refers to the patriarchs and ancestors of Israel, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who consistently placed their trust in God. This trust is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where reliance on God is portrayed as a source of strength and deliverance. The faith of the patriarchs is often highlighted in the scriptures, such as in Hebrews 11, which recounts the faith of the ancients. This trust is not merely a passive belief but an active reliance on God's promises and character.

they trusted and You delivered them.
This part of the verse emphasizes the faithfulness of God in response to the trust placed in Him by the Israelites. The deliverance mentioned here can be seen in various historical contexts, such as the Exodus from Egypt, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery, or the numerous times He rescued them from their enemies during the period of the Judges and Kings. This deliverance is a testament to God's covenantal faithfulness and His role as a redeemer. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver His people from sin and death. The pattern of trust and deliverance is a central theme in the Bible, encouraging believers to rely on God's unchanging nature.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Our Fathers
Refers to the patriarchs and ancestors of Israel, such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the Israelites who trusted in God throughout their history.

2. Trust
A recurring theme in the Psalms, emphasizing reliance on God's faithfulness and deliverance.

3. Deliverance
God's act of saving or rescuing His people from danger or oppression, often seen throughout the history of Israel.
Teaching Points
The Legacy of Trust
The faith of our spiritual ancestors serves as a powerful testimony and encouragement for us to trust in God. Just as God delivered them, He is faithful to deliver us.

God's Faithfulness
Trusting in God is not in vain. The history of God's people is filled with examples of His faithfulness and deliverance, reinforcing our confidence in Him.

Personal Trust
We are called to emulate the trust of our fathers. In our personal lives, we should place our trust in God, knowing that He is capable of delivering us from our trials.

Community of Faith
The collective trust of the community of believers strengthens individual faith. Sharing testimonies of God's deliverance can encourage others to trust in Him.

Historical Reflection
Reflecting on the history of God's deliverance in the Bible can strengthen our faith and trust in His promises today.Verse 4. - Our fathers trusted in thee. It sustains the Sufferer to think how many before him have cried to God, and trusted in him, and for a while been seemingly not heard, and yet at length manifestly heard and saved. They trusted in thee, and thou didst (ultimately) deliver them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In You
בְּ֭ךָ (bə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

our fathers
אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

trusted;
בָּטְח֣וּ (bā·ṭə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure

they trusted
בָּ֝טְח֗וּ (bā·ṭə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure

and You delivered them.
וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃ (wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·mōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver


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