Psalm 22: My God, Have You Abandoned Me?

Psalm 22: My God, Have You Abandoned Me?

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Because Jesus cried these words from the cross, Psalm 22 is most often set as a crucifixion Psalm. When I proposed a collaboration to Kate Bluett, I had something different in mind: Could Psalm 22 be sung from the perspective of someone who has suffered or is suffering abuse? Kate’s text poignantly and subtly gives voice to those who need words for their suffering.

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words by Kate Bluett
music by Greg Scheer
copyright February 24, 2026
CCLI #7278700
OneLicense #316508

1. My God, have you abandoned me,
or don’t you hear me call?
I bear what no one seems to see,
but don’t you see it all?
Then why do you sit silently?
O you who heard your people’s plea
and in their anguish set them free,
now let your mercy fall!

2. For I am trampled as a worm,
rejected and despised,
but though my foes hold me in scorn,
on you I have relied
You held me first when I was born
and kept me safe in days before.
Oh, do not leave me so forlorn–
draw near and save my life!

3. My enemies surround me now
and here I stand alone.
Where were you when they stripped me down
and numbered all my bones?
My heart sinks down into the ground–
My God, where can your help be found?
Someday the powerful will bow,
but now they stand like stones.

4. My foes are wolves, and I’m the deer
who’s hunted by their horde.
Do not forsake me, but draw near
to me and all the poor.
O God, be with us in our fear,
and show your power for us here.
Someday our children yet shall hear
the kindness of the Lord.

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