Psalms 22:2 meaning and explanation

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

Psalms 22:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is David, a suffering man who prays to God in the opening verses of this lament. He has already asked why God has forsaken him, and now he describes the shape of his prayer: he cries out through the day and gets no answer, and the night brings no rest either.

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