Psalms 22:5

They cried unto thee - They offered earnest prayer and supplication.

And were delivered - From dangers and trials.

They trusted in thee, and were not confounded - They were not disappointed. Literally, “they were not ashamed.” That is, they had not the confusion which those have who are disappointed. The idea in the word is, that when men put their trust in anything and are disappointed, they are conscious of a species of “shame” as if they had been foolish in relying on that which proved to be insufficient to help them; as if they had manifested a want of wisdom in not being more cautious, or in supposing that they could derive help from that which has proved to be fallacious. So in Jeremiah 14:3, “Their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters; they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; “they were ashamed and confounded,” and covered their heads.” That is, they felt as if they had acted “foolishly” or “unwisely” in expecting to find water there. Compare the notes at Job 6:20. In the expression here, “they trusted in thee, and were not confounded,” it is meant that men who confide in God are never disappointed, or never have occasion for shame as if herein they had acted foolishly. They are never left to feel that they had put their trust where no help was to be found; that they had confided in one who had deceived them, or that they had reason to be ashamed of their act as an act of foolishness.