"Why Have Thou Forsaken Me?" Is the Peshitta (Aramaic New Testament translation) of "My God... why has thou forsaken me?" a more accurate translation? [Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22:1]. God Turned His Back on Jesus: Did God ever turn His back on Jesus, or was it impossible for Him to do so, because the Trinity could not turn on itself or each other? [2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, Psalm 22:1].