Sermon Outline 10.19.25

Forsaken Yet Victorious—Psalm 22

I. The Despair of the Forsaken (vv. 1–21)
A. The Cry of Abandonment (vv. 1–2)

• For our sake, He made Him to be sin who knew no sin (2 Cor 5:21). 
• He fulfills Luke 18:1 — Men ought always to pray and not faint.
• Remember: the silence of God is not the absence of God.

B. The Contrast of God’s Faithfulness (vv. 3–5)

• David reminds himself that, however dark things seem, YET you are holy.
• No matter how ill things are, there’s no ill in God.
• Genuine prayer doesn’t pretend; real prayer wrestles.

C. The Depth of Humiliation (vv. 6–8)

• Is 53 echoes: He was despised and rejected by men.
• Mockers surrounded Him saying, He trusts in the LORD; let Him deliver Him! ( Matt 27:43). 

D. The Encirclement of Death (vv. 12–18)

• Centuries before crucifixion existed, the Spirit described it in detail.
• John 19:23-24 shows soldiers gambling for His clothes.
• Every nail, every mockery, every drop of blood was written in advance.

E. The Plea for Deliverance (vv. 19–21)

• The same pierced hands became the hands that hold the keys of death and hell.
• The same mouth that cried ‘Why?’ soon declared, ‘You have rescued me.’

II. The Deliverance of the Faithful (vv. 22–31)
A. The Resurrection Praise (vv. 22–26)

• Heb 2:11-12 says Jesus Himself sings this verse in the midst of His people.

• Verse 26 paints a feast: “The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied.”
• Whoever eats of this bread will live forever (John 6:51).

B. The Worldwide Triumph (vv. 27–31)

• Philippians 2:10-11 declares that every knee will bow.
• Verse 31: They shall proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn, that He has done it.
• “He has done it”—the Hebrew sense matches Christ’s cry in John 19:30: It is finished.
• From “Why?” to “It is finished.” From abandonment to accomplishment.

Conclusion – Forsaken Yet Victorious