Psalms 22:31

Psalms 22:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
• New International Version (NIV)They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!
• English Standard Version (ESV)they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.

Context of Psalms 22:31

29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive. 30A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation. They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.

Psalms 22:31 word by word

יָ֭בֹאוּ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ צִדְקָת֑וֹ לְעַ֥ם נ֝וֹלָ֗ד כִּ֣י עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 22:31

• Psalms 78:6That the generation to come might knowthem, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tellthemto their children,
• Psalms 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
• Psalms 102:18This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.
• Psalms 145:4One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
• Isaiah 49:21Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
• Isaiah 54:1Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
• Isaiah 60:4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.
• Isaiah 66:7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
• Romans 1:17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.
• Romans 3:21But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
• Romans 5:19For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Commentaries on Psalms 22:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Unto a people that shall be born - That is, one generation shall continue to announce unto another the true religion of the Lord Jesus; so that it shall be for ever propagated in the earth. Of his kingdom there shall be no end.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31They shall come - That is, there were those who would thus come. Who these would be is not specified. The obvious sense is, that some would rise up to do this; that the succession of such men would be kept up from age to age, making known these great facts and truths to succeeding generations. The language would be applicable to a class of men called, from age to age, to proclaim these truths, and set apart to this work. It is a fair application of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The Saviour now speaks as risen from the dead. The first words of the complaint were used by Christ himself upon the cross; the first words of the triumph are expressly applied to him, He 2:12. All our praises must refer to the work of redemption. The suffering of the Redeemer was graciously accepted as a full satisfaction for sin. Though it was offered for sinful men, the Father did not despise or abhor it for our sakes. This ought to be the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The Lord's acts of redemption (Psalms 40:9; 50:6; 71:15, 16, 24; 97:6) show that he is righteous (see 4:1). His righteousness gives him the character needed for leadership, making fair decisions, and building relationships. This virtue brings harmony and order (see Psalm 50:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3127-31. His case illustrates God's righteous government. Beyond the existing time and people, others shall be brought to acknowledge and worship God; the fat ones, or the rich as well as the poor, the helpless who cannot keep themselves alive, shall together unite in celebrating God's delivering power, and transmit to unborn people the records of His grace.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings