New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 22:26
26The 1afflicted will eat and 2be satisfied; Those who seek Him will 3praise the Lord. May your 4heart live forever!
Psalms 22:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him— may your hearts live forever!
- English Standard Version (ESV)The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!
Context of Psalms 22:26
24For He has not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard. 25From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him. The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. May your heart live forever! 27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You. 28For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:26 word by word
יֹאכְל֬וּ עֲנָוִ֨ים׀ וְיִשְׂבָּ֗עוּ יְהַֽלְל֣וּ יְ֭הוָה דֹּ֣רְשָׁ֑יו יְחִ֖י לְבַבְכֶ֣ם לָעַֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 22:26
- Psalms 69:32The humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heart revive.
- Leviticus 7:11‘Now this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which shall be presented to the Lord.
- Isaiah 25:6Now the Lord of armies will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- John 6:48I am the bread of life.
- Psalms 105:3Boast in His holy name; May the heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
- John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 6:51I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world also is My flesh.”
Commentaries on Psalms 22:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The meek shall eat - ענוים anavim . the Poor, shall eat. In the true only Sacrifice there shall be such a provision for all believers that they shall have a fullness of joy. Those who offered the sacrifice, fed on what they offered. Jesus, the true Sacrifice, is the bread that came down from heaven; they who eat of this bread shall never die.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The meek shall eat and be satisfied - The word “meek” - ענוים ‛ănâviym - means here rather “afflicted, distressed, miserable.” This is its usual meaning. It is employed sometimes in the sense of mild or meek (compare Numbers 12:3); but it here manifestly denotes the afflicted; the poor; the distressed. When it is said that they would “eat and be satisfied,” the idea is that of prosperity or abundance; and the statement is, that, as the result 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. 26God understands what his people need and provides for them (Psalm 63:5; 81:16; 103:5; 107:9; 132:15; 145:16; 147:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. My praise shall be of thee--or, perhaps better, "from thee," that is, God gives grace to praise Him. With offering praise, he further evinces his gratitude by promising the payment of his vows, in celebrating the usual festival, as provided in the law (De 12:18; 16:11), of which the pious or humble, and they that seek the Lord (His true worshippers) shall partake abundantly, and join him in praise [Psa 22:26]. In the enthusiasm produced by his…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
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