Psalms 22:29

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

27The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him. 28For royal power belongs to the Lord. He rules all the nations. Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust. 30Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. 31His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done.

Psalms 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 73:7These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
• Psalms 78:31the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men. He struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will send a plague among Assyria’s proud troops, and a flaming fire will consume its glory.
• Psalms 45:12The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts. The wealthy will beg your favor.
• Psalms 72:10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
• Isaiah 60:3All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
• Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
• Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.
• Isaiah 26:19But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy! For your life-giving light will fall like dew on your people in the place of the dead!
• Isaiah 29:4Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
• Revelation 20:12I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
• Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by my own name; I have spoken the truth, and I will never go back on my word: Every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.”
• Romans 14:10So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.
• Hosea 13:9“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— yes, by me, your only helper.

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

Topics related to Psalms 22:29

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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