In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

Psalm 22:1 - Does the writer's cry of abandonment contradict other biblical depictions of God's faithfulness to the righteous? Do you rely on God? Pulpit Commentary

What does Psalm 22:4 mean? Faith, as defined in the Bible, involves trust based on prior experience (Hebrews 11:13–16). That includes the results seen when earlier generations chose to honor God and His Word. David recalls how his ancestors trusted in God and He delivered them.

4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. 5 To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put.

Psalm 22:4-5. Our fathers, &c. — That is, my fathers, according to the flesh, the Israelites; trusted in thee, and were delivered — Were not disappointed of that for which they prayed and hoped: but whenever they cried unto thee in their distress, thou didst send them deliverance, as by Gideon, Samson, Samuel, &c.

Verse Psalms 22:4. Our fathers trusted in thee — David is supposed to have been, at the time of composing this Psalm, at Mahanaim , where Jacob was once in such great distress; where he wrestled with the angel, and was so signally blessed.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. 5 To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. 6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.