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Psalms 22:30
30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.
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 Lord is king and rules over the nations. 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. A 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 22:30 word by word
זֶ֥רַע יַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ יְסֻפַּ֖ר לַֽאדֹנָ֣י לַדּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:30
- Isaiah 53:10Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
- Hebrews 2:13Again he says, “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am, with the children God has given me.”
- Psalms 14:5They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.
- Psalms 24:6Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)
- Psalms 73:15If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers.
- Psalms 87:6The Lord writes in the census book of the nations, “This one was born there.” (Selah)
- Matthew 3:9and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
- Galatians 3:26For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous 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
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