Psalm 22
The suffering is made worse by not having an answer from God. The contrast with God's previous help stands marked to His not responding here. The Psalm accurately pictures the sufferings of Jesus.
In this Psalm, the faith of the man is rested in the goodness of God and the certainties of His character.
As a result of the sufferings of v1-21, the Lord's name will be declared and all the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. He rules over the nations, and all will worship before Him. Future generations will be told about the Lord and they will proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn.
The reaction of the people to the deliverance of the sufferer:
Praise & declaration
Revering Him
Remembering Him & turning to the Lord
Telling others about Him
Proclaiming His righteousness
Are these my own reactions to Christ's suffering?
Psalm 23
Because the Lord is David's Shepherd, He knows that God is with him in the present and in the future - he has no cares about either.
Psalm 24
The Lord owns everything - the earth, the world, all who live in it - because He founded it and established it.
His hill and holy place are only for those who are clean, pure and not idolatrous or untruthful. He is the King of glory - strong and mighty, mighty in battle - the LORD Almighty.
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