John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 22:19
But be not thou far from me, O Lord ,.... See Gill on Psalm 22:11 ; O my strength ; Christ as God is the mighty God, the Almighty; as Mediator, he is the strength of his people; but, as man, God is his strength; he is the man of his right hand, whom he has made strong for himself, and whom he has promised his arm shall strengthen, Psalm 80:17 ; and therefore he addresses him in this manner here, saying, haste thee to help me ; his help was alone in God his strength; there were... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 22:11-21
In these verses we have Christ suffering and Christ praying, by which we are directed to look for crosses and to look up to God under them. I. Here is Christ suffering. David indeed was often in trouble, and beset with enemies; but many of the particulars here specified are such as were never true of David, and therefore must be appropriated to Christ in the depth of his humiliation. 1. He is here deserted by his friends: Trouble and distress are near, and there is none to help, none to... read more