We usually think of Jesus in the upper room as calmly and
patiently preparing his disciples for their coming crisis; only
in the garden are we shown his deep anguish over what lies
ahead for himself. But if this verse ("They hated me without a
cause." Ps. 69:4) occurred to Jesus as describing his enemies,
surely he was also identifying with the rest of [Psalm 69] with
its vivid description of overwhelming troubles and importune
cries to God for deliverance. What in the upper room was still
under the surface was openly expressed in the garden.
John R. Cogdell, "The humanity of Jesus Christ, as revealed in certain Psalms"
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