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David's typifying the suffering Christ is revealed in Psalms 22, 109, and 110:
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In Psalm 22 we see the suffering David typifying the suffering Christ passing through His death—vv. la, 6-21.
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Psalm 109 is a prayer offered by David about his sufferings:
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Here David is a type of Christ, and David's sufferings typify Christ's sufferings.
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David's prayer concerning his sufferings typifies Christ's prayer.
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The prayer in Psalm 109 is answered in Psalm 110:
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Since Psalm 110 is the answer to the prayer of David as a type of Christ in Psalm 109, Psalm 110 should be considered as an answer to Christ's prayer—Heb. 5:7.
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God answered this prayer not only through the resurrection of Christ but also through Christ's ascension—Acts 2:23-24, 32-33; 5:31.
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David also typifies Christ in his last words—2 Sam. 23:1-7:
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David, a type of Christ, ruled among men righteously with the fear of God—v. 3b.
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David, a type of Christ, was like the light of the morning when the sun rises without clouds—v. 4a.
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When Christ rules among men righteously with the fear of God, He is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, "as when the tender grass sprouts up from the earth/At the sun's shining after a rain"—v. 4b.
Morning Nourishment
Psa. 22:1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?Heb. 5:7 This One, in the days of His flesh, having offered up both petitions and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him out of death and having been heard because of His piety.
[The word in Psalm 22:1a] was spoken by David in his suffering. Actually, it became a prophecy concerning Christ in His suffering of His redeeming death. It was quoted by the Lord Jesus while He was suffering the crucifixion (Matt. 27:46). Psalm 22:2-5 is the continuation of David’s groaning prayer, which turned from groaning to praising. After this, Christ continued to speak. Beginning from verse 6, the voice changes to another person, to Christ. This is the way the Psalms were written. While David was speaking, eventually Christ came in to speak in his speaking.
In Psalm 22 we see the suffering David typifying Christ passing through His death (vv. la, 6-21)…. David typifies the suffering Christ, and Solomon typifies the reigning and ruling Christ in His kingship. (Life-study of the Psalms, p. 129)
Today’s Reading
The suffering of Christ unto death was through men’s reproach, despising, deriding, sneering, head shaking, and mocking (Psa. 22:6-8; Heb. 13:13b; Isa. 53:3; Luke 23:11; Mark 15:29-32; Matt. 27:39-44)…. Each of [these words] has a particular meaning to describe what the Lord suffered on the cross.Psalm 22:9-11 shows that Christ trusted in God for deliverance. While people were mocking Him and deriding Him, He was trusting in God. Deliverance here is resurrection. He intended definitely to die and expected to be delivered from death, that is, to be resurrected from the dead.
Psalm 109 is a prayer offered by David about his sufferings. David here is [again] a type of Christ. Verse 8 says, “May his days be few; / May another take his office.” In Acts 1:20 this verse is quoted and applied to Judas, who betrayed Christ. This quotation of verse 8 indicates that Psalm 109 is on Christ and that the sufferings described in this psalm signify the sufferings of Christ in His flesh. The prayer in Psalm 109 is answered in the next psalm, Psalm 110. Since Psalm 110 is the answer to the prayer of David as a type of Christ in Psalm 109, Psalm 110 should be considered an answer to Christ’s prayer. Hebrews 5:7 says that Christ, in the days of His flesh, “offered up both petitions and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him out of death.” God answered this prayer not only through resurrection but also in ascension.
Although Psalm 110 is one of the shortest of the psalms, it is the highest revelation of Christ…. “Jehovah declares to My Lord, / Sit at My right hand” (v. la). This word, which concerns Christ in His ascension (Heb. 1:3b), has been quoted directly more than twenty times in the New Testament and has been quoted indirectly approximately another twenty times. The highest place in the universe is the right hand of God…. Christ’s ascension is not merely a matter of His being in a place but of His being in a person, the Father. In His ascension Christ entered into the Father’s being and sat down there.
In the New Testament we are told that in His ascension Christ has been made by God the Lord, the Christ, the Leader of the entire universe, and the Savior (Acts 2:36; 5:31; 10:36). This concerns Christ’s kingship.
According to Psalm 110:1, Christ is sitting at God’s right hand until God makes Christ’s enemies His footstool…. Christ is on the throne, but He is still in need of a footstool. Thus, God is endeavoring to subdue all of Christ’s enemies and to make them His footstool. Our fighting today is for the subduing of Christ’s enemies. (Life-study of the Psalms, pp. 129-130, 431-433)
Further Reading: Life-study of the Psalms, msgs. 10, 38