Psalms 22:19-21

Psalms 22:19-21. But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword: my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the home of the unicorns.

So far, you see, the Psalm describes the sufferings of our Divine Redeemer and then it changes. The light of the sun has broken out from the midday darkness. God has smiled on him once more, and the Psalm changes its tone altogether as the Saviour congratulates himself upon the result of his passion. The Psalm ends with these memorable words, "It is finished." Our version puts it, "He hath done this." It might just as well be rendered, "It is finished," for the sense is precisely the same; and when Jesus had said this, he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.