Psalms 22:29
in Psalms 22All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
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.
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This verse in Psalms 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verse"All they that be fat upon earth," the rich and great are not shut out. Grace now finds the most of its jewels among the poor, but in the latter days the mighty of the earth "shall eat," shall taste of redeeming grace and dying love, and shall "worship" with all their hearts the God who deals so bountifully with us in Christ Jesus. Those who are spiritually fat with inward prosperity shall be filled with the marrow of communion, and shall worship the Lord with peculiar fervour.
This site's exposition
All the ends of the earth
on Psalms 22:27-31
The psalm widens past Israel to every nation, the rich who feast and those who go down to the dust alike. Verses 30 and 31 carry it to a people yet unborn, who will hear of His righteousness. The psalm ends on one Hebrew word, He has done it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Shall eat - Shall feed upon the bread of life, Christ and all his benefits. Worship - This is added to shew what kind of eating he spoke of. Go down - That is, all mankind, for none can escape death.
Seeing we cannot keep alive our own souls, it is our wisdom, by an obedient faith, to commit our souls to Jesus Christ, who is able to save them and keep them alive for ever. That the church of Christ, and with it the kingdom of God among men, should continue to the end, through all the ages of time.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָכְל֬וּ | ʾakhelu | they have eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀ | vaiyishtachavu | and they have bowed down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דִּשְׁנֵי־ | dishnei- | [the] fat [people] of | H1879 → | |
| אֶ֗רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לְפָנָ֣יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יִ֭כְרְעוּ | yikhreu | they will bow down | H3766 → | 36 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יוֹרְדֵ֣י | yordei | [those who are] about to go down of | H3381 → | 381 times |
| עָפָ֑ר | ʾafar | dust | H6083 → | 110 times |
| וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ | venafsho | and life his | H5315 → | 754 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| חִיָּֽה׃ | chiyah | he has preserved alive | H2421 → | 282 times |
אָכְל֬וּthey have eaten
ʾakheluH398 →810 times
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀and they have bowed down
vaiyishtachavuH7812 →172 times
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3605 →5413 times
דִּשְׁנֵי־[the] fat [people] of
dishnei-H1879 →
אֶ֗רֶץ[the] earth
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
לְפָנָ֣יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
יִ֭כְרְעוּthey will bow down
yikhreuH3766 →36 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יוֹרְדֵ֣י[those who are] about to go down of
yordeiH3381 →381 times
עָפָ֑רdust
ʾafarH6083 →110 times
וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹand life his
venafshoH5315 →754 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
חִיָּֽה׃he has preserved alive
chiyahH2421 →282 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
it leads to
- Isaiah 45:23–25
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Revelation 5:13–14
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to…
- Hebrews 1:6
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
- Romans 14:10–11
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
- Isaiah 45:23–25
Through
Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her…
it leads to
- Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- Ezekiel 37:1–14
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
- Daniel 12:2
Through
Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:7–8
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- 1 Samuel 2:7–8
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About Psalms
This page draws on Augustine, Expositions on the Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.