Even though on the cross Jesus cried, “My God, My God why have you forsaken me?” (Ps 22:1), we must recall that this psalm is one of hope, not despair. Among its laments come verses of confidence and trust:
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I always had a question about this one until Carl Gallups explained that Jesus was using this a reference to Psalm 22 which includes a detailed picture of the Crucifixion. Jesus was saying: “Psalm 22 is about me!”
Carl speculated that the Centurion, who recognized Jesus’ divinity, did so because he knew Psalm 22 and recognized that he had just seen parts of it enacted before his eyes. Whether or not the Centurion recognized it, we can and take comfort in the fact that Elohim is totally in charge and has declared the end from the beginning.
I too really embraced the “Psalm 22 is about me” explaination and have shared it in my Catechism classes. God bless.