Was Jesus "forsaken" by the Father on the cross?
The short answer
No. Jesus was praying Psalm 22, which describes his own Passion. And it was his human nature, not his divine nature, that suffered and died.
Jesus was not forsaken by the Father on the cross. He was reciting Psalm 22, which speaks of him: it opens, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" and goes on to describe counting his bones, people staring and gloating, and lots cast for his clothing.
It is essential to remember that Jesus has a human and a divine nature. It was his human nature that suffered and died, not his divine nature.
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