Tree of Life Version
Psalms 22:31
31His posterity will serve him, telling the next generation about my Lord.
Psalms 22:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
- New International Version (NIV)They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!
- English Standard Version (ESV)they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.
Context of Psalms 22:31
29For 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. His posterity will serve him, telling the next generation about my Lord. 32They will come and declare His righteousness to a people yet to be born— because He has done it!
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:31 word by word
יָ֭בֹאוּ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ צִדְקָת֑וֹ לְעַ֥ם נ֝וֹלָ֗ד כִּ֣י עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:31
- Psalms 78:6so that the next generation might know, even the children yet to be born: they will arise and tell their children.
- Psalms 86:9All nations You have made will come and bow down before You, my Lord, and they will glorify Your Name.
- Psalms 102:18He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will praise Your works to another and declare Your mighty acts.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground. I will pour My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants.
- Isaiah 49:21Then you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me? Wasn’t I bereaved of my children— barren, an exile and wandering? So who has raised these? Behold, I was left alone— these, where were they?”
- Isaiah 54:1“Sing, barren one, who has not given birth. burst into singing and shout, you who have not travailed. For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married one,” says Adonai.
- Isaiah 60:4Lift up your eyes and look all around: they all gather—they come to you— your sons will come from far away, your daughters carried on the hip.
- Isaiah 66:7Before she was in labor, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a male child.
- Romans 1:17In it the righteousness of God is revealed, from trust to trust. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by emunah.”
- Romans 3:21But now God’s righteousness apart from the Torah has been revealed, to which the Torah and the Prophets bear witness—
- Romans 5:19For just as through the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man, many will be set right forever.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Unto a people that shall be born - That is, one generation shall continue to announce unto another the true religion of the Lord Jesus; so that it shall be for ever propagated in the earth. Of his kingdom there shall be no end.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31They shall come - That is, there were those who would thus come. Who these would be is not specified. The obvious sense is, that some would rise up to do this; that the succession of such men would be kept up from age to age, making known these great facts and truths to succeeding generations. The language would be applicable to a class of men called, from age to age, to proclaim these truths, and set apart to this work. It is a fair application 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. 31The Lord's acts of redemption (Psalms 40:9; 50:6; 71:15, 16, 24; 97:6) show that he is righteous (see 4:1). His righteousness gives him the character needed for leadership, making fair decisions, and building relationships. This virtue brings harmony and order (see Psalm 50:6).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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