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Character: Christ himself (at least metaphorically) is the major character of this psalm, although King David is nominally the speaker. We recognize Christ (or at least a messiah) in the description of himself as “worm” who was despised and even abused but who never loses faith in his father.
We recognize him also in lines 9 and 10. (This text and all others are taken from http://www.carm.org/kjv/Psalms).
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
There is much debate over whether we are meant to interpret the speaker as Christ referring to his own experiences, whether this is another individual entirely, or whether it is Christ speaking both for himself and as divinity-made-mortal. This third possibility seems the most plausible, although there are other interpretations:
The cruelty of the crucifixion is poignantly depicted – bones out of joint, parched tongue, pierced hands, and feet. The physical pain and emotional turmoil are incalculable. And all the while hardened soldiers – unmoved by the drama – gambled for his garments. Such insensitivity finds a modern counterpart in many a man today.[1]
[1] http://www.christiancourier.com/penpoints/psalm22.htm
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