The Meaning Behind Matthew 27:46?

[jesuschristmysavior]

I'm extremely curious as to the meaning of Matthew 27:46. I've researched it, and it appears to be a much debated verse. I'd like to hear what others think.

Matthew 27:46:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

That whole verse throws me off, or am I reading it completely out of context?

 

[dendau]

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

I have few things to say to you concerning your statements:
Read Gen.19:24 how the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord out of the heavens.
Meaning one Lord in heaven and one Lord on the earth, 2 Lords yet 1 God.

God have 3 personalities but the same fullness, 1 God with 3 different personalities, not 3 God’s but 3 different personalities, one personality can surely communicate with the other personality without any difficulty.

God is not separated from God, they are all 3 one in fullness, but they are separated in personalities, meaning 3 unique personalities.

There is an important issue to understand and that is Christ as the son of man and as the Son of God (remember there is a huge difference between the son of man and the Son of God).
Isaiah 9:6 “child is born” (son of man) and “Son is given” (Son of God), one is born and the other One could not be born but only be given.
When Christ hanged on that cross all the sin of the whole world (past, present, future) was laid on Christ as the son of man, that caused God to forsake the son of man for a moment of time (for sin separates us from God).
The Son of God always called God His Father or Father God, but never said only God when He talked to Him, but here He comes as the son of man calling unto God as God (not as the Son of God or else He would have said Father), He was separated from God beacause of our sins (the Son of God was never separated from God). It can be difficult finding out when Christ spoke as the son of man and as the Son of God but the trained eye can discover the difference.

 

[BigNorsk]

Jesus was quoting Psalm 22. In order to understand, read the Psalm.

 

[Catherineanne]

I'm extremely curious as to the meaning of Matthew 27:46. I've researched it, and it appears to be a much debated verse. I'd like to hear what others think.

Matthew 27:46:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

That whole verse throws me off, or am I reading it completely out of context?

It is correct that the Lord is quoting the beginning of Psalm 22, and that those who heard him would have known this, and probably remembered the rest of the text. In the time before widespread literacy, there was a very strong tradition of memorising central texts, such as the Psalms.

This is not a Psalm of total despair; in verse 24 it says:
"For he has not despised or disdained the suffering on the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help."

As for your other question, when the Lord addresses God in this way, he is giving us an example of how to pray. He is not praying for his own sake, but for ours. He is showing us how to deal with extreme situations in our own lives; we may feel as if God has abandoned us, but we are still to trust his plan for our lives.

In relation to theology, I believe it is also true to say that when the Lord died, he took upon himself the sin of the world. For the time it took for him to die, this sin, upon his shoulders, meant that for the first time in his own personal experience he lost touch with his strong connection with the Father, and experienced the same sense of abaondonment as we feel when we sin. In other words, he did not just suffer death; he also suffered the full consequences of sin. This Psalm is an expression of that disconnection from the Father.

 

[God&me]

I'm extremely curious as to the meaning of Matthew 27:46. I've researched it, and it appears to be a much debated verse. I'd like to hear what others think.

Matthew 27:46:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

That whole verse throws me off, or am I reading it completely out of context?

How can Jesus being God be seperated from God?? we cannot understand that with our minds, We just have to believe it.
1 Tim 3: 16, says Godliness is a great mystery.

 

[BrotherDave]

I'm extremely curious as to the meaning of Matthew 27:46. I've researched it, and it appears to be a much debated verse. I'd like to hear what others think.

Matthew 27:46:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

That whole verse throws me off, or am I reading it completely out of context?

This is difficult to understand since we cannot understand God. But here is how I understand of this verse.

Christ had to take on a human nature but he never ceased to be God. If he was not God there is no way he could have endured the eternal punishment due to just one person never mind all those he chose.

We can’t understand how God can forsake God but remember that Jesus had to take on the punishment of all those he came to save. God hates sin and the sinner (Ps 5:5,11:5) and He does forsake them (Deut 13:17, 2 Kings 21:14, 2Ch 15:2, Jer 23:33). In the end all the wicked that God does not save are cast away from God and destroyed (Ps 145:20, 2 Pet 3:10). All of His people were hardened sinners before God saves them and changes their heart (Eph 2:1-3). As our stand-in, Christ had to be forsaken and cursed (Gal 3:13) because that was the price of our sin. It was the only way we could be free and with Him for eternity (John 10:28, Ro 6:23),

Christ made payment for sin before the foundation of the world (Rev 13:8). This was a demonstration for us (like in the garden of Gethsemane) to show how Christ had suffered for us. This event is given to us by the mercy of God so we could better understand the terrible punishment Christ had to go through to pay for the sins of his people. The shame and physical trauma was bad but nothing compared to the eternal punishment Christ endured.

We cannot imagine the intensity of the punishment Christ had to endure. Praise him for His love, faithfulness and mercy.

 

[TR1]

i think something different... i think that jesus was indeed seperate from god.. so by calling out, it is saying what did i do wrong... but then again... why would the messenger have done something wrong... if he knew his mission... i suppose if you dwell deeper, this makes little sense...

if u look at the apocolypse of peter, and note that jesus was watching the crucifiction... rather then being crucified, and then look at the other books that have been rejected, some of which say a similar thing... it starts to make you wonder even more... i suppose one could say that the reason why this scream was said was because it wasnt jesus at all but someone else, who would naturally make this plea... but obv you would have had to read and accept the apocolypse of peter and gospel of barnabus to be certain... i suppose the gospel of judas should also be read... it shows something new aswell..

thats just my thoughts though

 

[MrPolo]

I second the person who suggests that someone read Psalm 22, which Jesus was quoting. Jesus was not separate from God ever. As a fully divine and human person, Jesus on the Cross not only quoted Psalm 22, but was doing something He did often in His earthly term----He relied only upon His human faculties at times.

 

[TR1]

I second the person who suggests that someone read Psalm 22, which Jesus was quoting. Jesus was not separate from God ever. As a fully divine and human person, Jesus on the Cross not only quoted Psalm 22, but was doing something He did often in His earthly term----He relied only upon His human faculties only at times.

in psalm 22, if jesus is qouting the very first line... and we are to assume this, then should we not take heed of the rest of the psalm?

 

[MrPolo]

in psalm 22, if jesus is qouting the very first line... and we are to assume this, then should we not take heed of the rest of the psalm?

Yes! Basically, the Psalm speaks of how terrible things appear, but God will rescue such a person who cries out to God when in despair.

 

[TR1]

Yes! Basically, the Psalm speaks of how terrible things appear, but God will rescue such a person who cries out to God when in despair.

PSALM 22

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?

2 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, and am not silent.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the praise of Israel. [a]
4 In you our fathers put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 They cried to you and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by the people.

jesus, a part of god: a worm? god forbid!

7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8 "He trusts in the LORD;
let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him."

Jesus asking for god to save him when being god himself? seems like another reference to jesus being nothing without the father...

9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you
even at my mother's breast.
10 From birth I was cast upon you;
from my mother's womb you have been my God.

MY GOD - key point again...

11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Roaring lions tearing their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted away within me.

jesus bones were intact... but key point asking for help...

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me [b] in the dust of death.
16 Dogs have surrounded me;
a band of evil men has encircled me,
they have pierced [c] my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones;
people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing.
19 But you, O LORD, be not far off;
O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

more help requested

20 Deliver my life from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs. 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save [d] me from the horns of the wild oxen

jesus, if we are to assume this whole verse is correctly associated to the saying by jesus of 'eli eli...' then this shows clearly that jesus would be saved and would not die at all...
.

22 I will declare your name to my brothers;
in the congregation I will praise you.
23 You who fear the LORD, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

a given proof of fear in worship, key difference for me...

24 For he has not despised or disdained
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.

god listened and saved jesus

25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you [e] will I fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
they who seek the LORD will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the LORD
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will proclaim his righteousness
to a people yet unborn—
for he has done it.

all show how people will praise the one god after this, we are talking about the god of israel in this, who was the sole god, single lord...

i dont think the use of this psalm shows us what you think... i think it is likely to show, if takien it its entirity as you have sugested it should, that jesus was saved from the crucification and did not die...

thats my take

 

[MrPolo]

i dont think the use of this psalm shows us what you think... i think it is likely to show, if takien it its entirity as you have sugested it should, that jesus was saved from the crucification and did not die...

Clearly He quotes the first line, does He not? The Psalm also references His clothes being cast by lots. A fundamentalist reading will try to align each and every detail of the Psalm to Jesus' life, when in fact, since He was relying on His humanity on the Cross, was crying out for the Church. We are indeed lowly in the sight of God, and we indeed cry out to God as Jesus did when we suffer, and indeed in God is our ultimate hope as the Psalm says.

 

[TR1]

Clearly He quotes the first line, does He not? The Psalm also references His clothes being cast by lots. A fundamentalist reading will try to align each and every detail of the Psalm to Jesus' life, when in fact, since He was relying on His humanity on the Cross, was crying out for the Church. We are indeed lowly in the sight of God, and we indeed cry out to God as Jesus did when we suffer, and indeed in God is our ultimate hope as the Psalm says.

i dont think you understood my point... i was saying that, indeed the first line matches the cry... but if we are to take this psalm as a reflection of what jesus cried out, then we need to see what the psalm says... since the beginning of the psalm paves the way for the meaning of it given underneath... a sort of start to a pray... so to speak...

underneath we see total need of god, which means jesus hnimself is unlikely to have been god... that it my point here... you note a fundamentalist reading will try to put each point... well an optimistic reading will simply take it on the fact that a few words match so there you go, it is the truth... both ways are likely to be incorrect... but i believe things should be clear... not unclear...

the very fact that jesus suffered, cried out for help, as you say.. indicates he was merely a man and not godly in any sense... a notion attributed to jesus after his departure... not before... and therein lies a new topic...


and wouldnt the psalm, if used, mean jesus was saved?

GB

 

[gideon army]

I'm extremely curious as to the meaning of Matthew 27:46. I've researched it, and it appears to be a much debated verse. I'd like to hear what others think.

Matthew 27:46:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I don't understand this verse, for many reasons. 1, being that Jesus is supposed to not only be the son of God, but God himself. If he is God himself, why is he calling out to God? Isn't that an indication that the two are separate?

And secondly, Jesus coming to earth was to fulfill prophecy written in the OT. Jesus knew what his mission was on this earth, and the future events that would take place. Why did he feel that he was being forsaken by God?

That whole verse throws me off, or am I reading it completely out of context?

(1) Christ crying out so that we would know that HE was forsaken at the cross so that we could be accepted & reconcile to our Daddy GOD
& we could cry out 'Daddy Daddy, why have you so bless me'

(2) As for why is Christ calling out to GOD:-

Gen 1:1: In the beginning (Translation: re'shiyth = first, beginning, best, chief) God (Translation 'elohiym = Plural, Rulers/Judges/Divine Ones/GODS)

The Hebrew Bible doesn’t have ‘In the Beginning but starts off the 1st/The Best & The Chief which Resolutely already telling us that it’s Christ right? Now let Scriptures interpret Scriptures.

Isaiah 51:4 : Who has performed and done [it], Calling the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; And with the last I [am] He.' "

Now let’s see LORD (Yĕhovah="the existing One"), you’ll also see here that Christ Himself is saying He is the first & He is GOD.

Isaiah 44:6: "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I [am] the First and I [am] the Last; Besides Me [there is] no God.

Isn’t it Interesting that Trinity GOD Thru The FATHER/The Son & the HOLY Spirit is mentioned in this verse even in the Old Testament?

 

[n2thelight]

Matthew 27:46 "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" That is to say, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"

This phrase, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" is perfect Hebrew, except of the word "Eli", which is Aramic. Jesus spoke loud here, because He was teaching. Many teach in ignorance that this shows that Christ had taken on the sins of the world and He was a little dirty, how ignorant of the word.

Jesus was teaching and quoting David from the Psalm of the events that would transpire during the going to the cross, to His resurrection. Let's go to Psalm 22: for the words of Christ on the Cross that are given to us.

Psalm 22:1 "My God My God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?"

Jesus was quoting from the words of David, to teach those that were not spitting, and caring on like a pack of mad men. God is not forsake Jesus. When Jesus referred to the Father, He called Him Father, not God.

Psalm 22:2 "O my God, I cry in the daytime, but Thou hearest not; And in the night season, and am not silent." David also when he was in his tribulations made this statement.

Psalm 22:3 "But thou art holy, O Thou That inhabitest the praise of Israel."

Psalm 22:4 "Our fathers trusted in Thee: They trusted, and Thou didst deliver them." If you trust in these words, you also shall find delivery and salvation.

Psalm 22:5 "They cried unto Thee, and were delivered: They trusted in Thee, and were not confounded." When they trusted in God, they were not confused, or disgraced.

Psalm 22:6 "But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of me, and despised of the People." The Kenite scribes really messed this verse up. In the Massoretic Text, the word is ""tola", and means scarlet, crimson and scarlet. From the blood that He shed for the sins of the world, and the People despised Him for it, in ignorance.

Psalm 22:7 "All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying," We Just covered this in verse [39].

Psalm 22:8 "He trusted on the Lord that He would deliver him: Let Him deliver Him, seeing He delighted in him." This is the mockery that was spoken in verse [43] by the chief priests and the elders of the People.The reason I told you to remember those words of the chief priests, is the Psalm 22:8, shows us that those words were placed in their mouths as a seal by the Spirit of the Living God. This seal allows us to know exactly that Jesus was the Messiah. For when those words are spoken, it identifies the Christ, as a fact.

Psalm 22:9 "But Thou art he That took me out of the womb: Thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts."

Psalm 22:10 "I was cast upon Thee from the womb: Thou art my God from my mothers belly." The statement of the prophecy that Christ truly came from the seed of David, and the root of the stem of Jessie, David's father.

Psalm 22:11 "Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help."
There is none to help, while Christ hung on that cross; for every disciple had scattered and denied Jesus. Friend, this is God speaking to David a thousand years before Jesus hung on that cross.

Psalm 22:12 "Many bulls have compassed me: Strong Bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
The bulls of Bashan were know for their size and strength, This is a figure of speech, or idiom showing the power of the evil that came against Jesus. Even though Jesus could have called down thousands upon ten thousands of angels to protect Him, He did not. He suffered the cross alone. Friend, for your salvation to be, and the price to be paid, this prophecy had to be fulfilled.

Psalm 22:13 "They gaped upon me with their mouths, As a raving and roaring lion.
You can see that massive crowd that cried with blood in their eyes, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him." It was like our Lord was thrown to these raving and roaring lions.

Psalm 22:14 "I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like was; It is melted in the midst of my bowels."
Christ's blood is being drained from him, as it poured from His hands and feed, and then the Roman soldier ran that spear into His side. The nails are pulling the bones of my hands out of their sockets.

Psalm 22:15 "My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And Thou hast brought me into the dust of death."
A potsherd is an old piece of broken pottery laying dry in their heat of the sun. The "dust of the death" is the death of this flesh body.

Psalm 22:16 "For dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: They pierced my hands and my feet.
The "dogs" are the enemy that has done this to me. Do you understand Christ is crying this form the cross, and it was written one thousand years before by David, and it came to pass exactly as God planned it to come upon Himself. Jesus knew what had to be done so that you could even have the chance to utter in shame, "forgive me Lord," in repentance.
This is why Jesus cryed out aloud, "Eli, Eli, lama, sabachthani?". Jesus is teaching as He cries out, "can you not see that I am teaching, as I hang here with these nail through my hands and my feet.

Psalm 22:17 "I may tell all my bones: They look and stare upon me."
They mock and spit at me, as they stare at my broken bones.

Psalm 22:18 "They parted my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture."
Here these same Romans that placed the Robe on Jesus and slapped Him, and spit upon Him, and drove that crown of thorns into His head, gambled for the very garments of Christ. How much proof does it take, to show you that all these events took place, even to thase that were against Christ, such as the religious leaders words, and the actions of the Roman soldiers. In the divine intervention where the sun would go dark at the noon hour, and reappear at three P.M.

Psalm 22:19 "But be not Thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me."
That is the only strength that we need, the strength of the living God.

Psalm 22:20 "Deliver my soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog."
"Darling" here should be translated soul, and "the dog" is Mine enemies. There is a time where we had better be concerned about our souls, rather then being so taken up by this flesh world.

Psalm 22:21 "Save me from the Lion's mouth: For Thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns."
The "unicorn" is incorrect, in the Hebrew text it reads "wild ox". The horns are the powers of the wild ox. It should be, I will declare the powers of the wild ox..

Psalm 22:22 "I Will declare Thy Name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee."
This praised is declared in Hebrews 2:12-14, "Saying, "I will declare Thy Name unto My brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praises untoThee." [12] "And again,"I will put my trust in Him," And again, "Behold, I and the children which God hath given Me." [13] "Forasmuch Then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; That through death [crucifixion] He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;" [14]
These verses were given before in reference to Matthew, and here we see that it also has reference to the prophecy of the future event.

Psalm 22:23 "Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; And fear Him, all ye the seed of Israel."
This is the whole house of Israel.

Psalm 22:24 "For He hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath He hid His face from him; But when he cried unto Him, He heard."
Don't let anyone tell you that God, even for one instant deserted His own Son, while He hung on the cross. When Jesus cried unto Him, the Father heard every word.

Psalm 22:25 "My praise shall be of Thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear Him."
This great congregation is coming, when we all shall be gathered to him, at the sounding of the seventh trump. The whole congregation, of all races, and tongues.

Psalm 22:26 "The meek shall eat and be satisfied: They shall praise the Lord that seek Him: Your heart shall live for ever."
When you eat of His word, and are satisfied, your mind can not help but praise Him, and you heart, or mind [soul] shall live for ever.

Psalm 22:27 "All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee."
We are at the end of the world age of the flesh, and many hearts are turning to the Lord from every nation.This is the start of the Millennium age, when every knee shall bow to Jesus Christ. This is also part of what Christ is teaching from the cross.

Psalm 22:28 "For the kingdom is the Lord's: And He is the Governor among the nations."

Psalm 22:29 "All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him: And none can keep alive his own soul."
You had better be in Christ, my friend, or your soul is going to die. These last two verses are written to the people that live in the time of the parable of the fig tree, it is written to you and I.

Psalm 22:30 "A seed shall serve Him; It shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation."
The generation here, is the generation living during the parable of the fig tree, when Israel is reestablished by both the good and bad figs. The Kenites, and the Judah.

Psalm 22:31 "Thy shall come, and shall declare His righteousness unto a People that shall be born, That He hath done this."
They shall come and declare that Christ has done this, and it is finished. The price has been paid. This is Christ's words from the cross, and it was written one thousand years before it came to pass, friend, just how much proof do you need before you can see that Jesus is the Christ and the redeemer of your soul.

Study by Roger Christopherson

 

[BRISH]

It is correct that the Lord is quoting the beginning of Psalm 22, and that those who heard him would have known this, and probably remembered the rest of the text. In the time before widespread literacy, there was a very strong tradition of memorising central texts, such as the Psalms.

This is not a Psalm of total despair; in verse 24 it says:
"For he has not despised or disdained the suffering on the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help."

As for your other question, when the Lord addresses God in this way, he is giving us an example of how to pray. He is not praying for his own sake, but for ours. He is showing us how to deal with extreme situations in our own lives; we may feel as if God has abandoned us, but we are still to trust his plan for our lives.

In relation to theology, I believe it is also true to say that when the Lord died, he took upon himself the sin of the world. For the time it took for him to die, this sin, upon his shoulders, meant that for the first time in his own personal experience he lost touch with his strong connection with the Father, and experienced the same sense of abaondonment as we feel when we sin. In other words, he did not just suffer death; he also suffered the full consequences of sin. This Psalm is an expression of that disconnection from the Father.

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