Psalms 22:5 meaning and explanation

They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

Psalms 22:5, Berean Standard Bible

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In this lament, David cries out to God in anguish, yet in verse 5 he pauses to remember the ancestors. The "they" are Israel's forefathers, the generations who trusted God in Egypt and the wilderness.

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