New English Translation
Psalms 22:29
29All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.
Psalms 22:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
- New International Version (NIV)All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
Context of Psalms 22:29
27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you! 28For the Lord is king and rules over the nations. All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives. 30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. 31They will come and tell about his saving deeds; they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:29 word by word
אָכְל֬וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀ כָּֽל־דִּשְׁנֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ לְפָנָ֣יו יִ֭כְרְעוּ כָּל־יוֹרְדֵ֣י עָפָ֑ר וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ לֹ֣א חִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- fatדָּשֵׁןdâshên · fatH1879
- upon earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- all they that go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- to the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
- shall bowכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- him: and none can keep aliveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- his own soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
Cross-references for Psalms 22:29
- Psalms 73:7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.
- Psalms 78:31when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
- Isaiah 10:16For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.
- Psalms 45:12Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
- Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
- Isaiah 60:3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
- Isaiah 29:4You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.
- Philippians 2:10so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
- Isaiah 45:23I solemnly make this oath – what I say is true and reliable: ‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;
- Romans 14:10But you who eat vegetables only – why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Hosea 13:9I will destroy you, O Israel! Who is there to help you?
Commentaries on Psalms 22:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29All they that be fat upon earth - The rich, the great, the mighty, even princes, governors, and kings, shall embrace the Gospel. They shall count it their greatest honor to be called Christian; to join in the assemblies of his people, to commemorate his sacrificial death, to dispense the word of life, to discourage vice, and to encourage the profession and practice of pure and undefiled religion. That go down to the dust - Every dying man shall put his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29All they that be fat upon the earth - The general meaning of this verse is, that “all classes of persons” will come and worship the true God; not the poor and needy only, the afflicted, and the oppressed, but the rich and the prosperous. There are three classes mentioned as representing all: (1) the rich and prosperous; (2) they who bow down to the dust, or the crushed and the oppressed; (3) those who are approaching the grave, and have no power to keep…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. 29The Lord invites everyone, both rich and poor (Psalm 22:26), to the banquet as long as they worship him.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
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