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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Psalms 69:20-36
Psalms 22:1-31; Psalms 69:1-36 both show us the sufferings of the Lord but from different view points. In Psalms 22:1-31 Christ is seen as accomplishing atonement for our sins; He is presented there as the One whom God has stricken in our stead. Here, on the contrary, we see the Lord Jesus suffering at the hands of men; and how many different ways men found to persecute Him! One particular word is repeated four times in this psalm: reproach, in other words, public dishonour (vv. 7, 10, 19, 20). The heart of the Lord, so utterly sensitive, broke under this reproach. In Him the glory of God, His love, His holiness were all trodden under foot by wicked men. And v. 21 was literally fulfilled at the hour of crucifixion (Matthew 27:34; Matthew 27:48).
Another cause of deep sorrow for the Saviour was the lack of understanding and indifference of His disciples: "I looked for some to take pity, but there was none . . ." (v. 20).
It is only right and proper that the representatives of the guilty human race, guilty of such a crime, should, if unrepentant, be subject to the indignation and anger demanded in v. 24 by the remnant. But may the Lord find each one of our readers among those who "love his name" (v. 36).
