Psalms 22:1
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 22
5 songs meet this passage
“Why have you forsaken me?”
Chop Suey! · System Of A Down
resonates with Psalms 22:1
Quotes the cry Christ himself echoed on the cross, itself drawn from this psalm of lament; the song borrows real biblical anguish rather than inventing hopelessness from nothing.
“Hear me Lord, don't ever leave, see”
Solo Dolo, Pt. III · Kid Cudi
resonates with Psalms 22:1-2
A direct cry to God from the pit mirrors the psalmist's feeling of abandonment while still addressing God by name.
“Don't want to reach for me, do you?”
The Little Things Give You Away · LINKIN PARK
resonates with Psalms 22:1-2
The ache of feeling unreached and unanswered mirrors the psalmist's cry of abandonment, honest lament rather than resolved despair.
“Heavenly Father, why are you so far away?”
Heavenly Father · Isaiah Rashad
resonates with Psalms 22:1-2
This chorus mirrors the opening cry of Psalm 22, a question asked in anguish, not unbelief.
“I call your name, but you're not around”
Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) · The Chainsmokers
resonates with Psalms 22:1-2
The feeling of calling out and receiving silence echoes the psalmist's own anguished sense of abandonment.
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