King James Version
Psalms 22:5 in the King James Version says “They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.”
Psalms 22:5 · KJV
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, shoot: Heb. open
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They cried”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
“unto thee and were delivered”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
“they trusted”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“in thee and were not confounded”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
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