Psalms 22:30

Psalms 22:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
• New International Version (NIV)Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
• New King James Version (NKJV)A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

Context of Psalms 22:30

28For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations. 29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [it].

Psalms 22:30 word by word

זֶ֥רַע יַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ יְסֻפַּ֖ר לַֽאדֹנָ֣י לַדּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 22:30

• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath subjected [him] to suffering. When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
• Hebrews 2:13And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.
• Psalms 14:5There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
• Psalms 24:6This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
• Psalms 73:15If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.
• Psalms 87:6Jehovah will count, when he inscribeth the peoples, This [man] was born there. Selah.
• Matthew 3:9And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
• Galatians 3:26for ye are all God's sons by faith in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

Commentaries on Psalms 22:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation - They shall be called Christians after the name of Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30A seed shall serve him - A people; a race. The word used here, and rendered “seed” - זרע zera‛ - means properly “a sowing;” then, a planting, a plantation; then. seed sown - of plants, trees, or grain; and then, a generation of men - children, offspring, posterity: Genesis 3:15; Genesis 13:16; Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:13; et al. Hence, it means a race, stock, or family. It is used here as denoting those who belong to the family of God; his children…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. 30Future generations will join those from the past in praising the Lord (Psalm 22:3–5). The descendants of the godly will receive blessings (Psalm 22:30–31), unlike the children of the wicked (21:10).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