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

27Let the poor eat and be satisfied. Let them who seek after Him praise Adonai. May your hearts live forever! 28All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to Adonai. All the families of the nations will bow down before You. For the kingdom belongs to Adonai, and He rules over the nations. 30All the rich of the earth will feast and worship. Everyone who goes down to the dust will kneel before Him—even the one who could not keep his own soul alive. 31His posterity will serve him, telling the next generation about my Lord.

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 73:7Their eyes bulge out from fatness. The imaginations of their hearts run wild.
• Psalms 78:31the anger of God rose against them and slew the stoutest of them, and struck down young men of Israel.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore will the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, send leanness among his fat ones. Under its glory He will kindle a burning like a blazing fire.
• Psalms 45:12Then the king will desire your beauty. Honor him, for he is your lord.
• Psalms 72:10May kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
• Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, kings to the brilliance of your rising.
• Revelation 21:24The nations shall walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy out of the dunghill,
• Isaiah 26:19Yet it will be: “Your dead will live! My corpses will rise! Awake and shout for joy, you who dwell in the dust! Your dew is like the dew of the dawn. The land of dead souls will come to life!
• Isaiah 29:4You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground. From the dust where you are prostrate your speech will come. Your voice will be like a ghost out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth,
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne. The books were opened, and another book was opened—the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
• Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn— the word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness, and is irrevocable: that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear.
• Romans 14:10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you too, why do you look down on your brother? For we all will stand before the judgment seat of God.
• Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
• Hosea 13:9It has corrupted you, O Israel, for you are against Me— against your 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

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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