Reflection on Psalm 22 — The Process of Becoming Psalm 22 is more than David’s cry of pain—it’s a prophetic song that opens the door for us to see both his suffering and the suffering of Christ. When David wrote this, he had endured betrayal, rejection, isolation, and relentless pursuit from Saul, his son Absalom, and others who wanted to destroy him. Yet in this song, his pain became poetry, and his despair became prophecy. The details David describes mirror the crucifixion so precisely that an