Psalms 22 · Verse 3

Psalms 22:3

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Psalms 22:3, King James Version

Psalms 22:3 in other translations

BSBYet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
WEBBut you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
ASVBut thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
YLTAnd Thou art holy, Sitting--the Praise of Israel.
DARBYAnd thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.
BBEBut you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.
WebsterBut thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

What does Psalms 22:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Still he not only refrains from charging God foolishly, but evinces his confidence in God by appealing to Him. thou art holy--or possessed of all the attributes which encourage trust, and the right object of the praises of the Church: hence the sufferer need not despair.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 But thou art holy - Though I be not heard, even while I cry earnestly, yet I cannot impute any fault or unkindness to my Maker; for thou art holy. and canst do nothing but what is right. This is the language of profound resignation, in trials the most difficult to be borne. Inhabitest the praises of Israel - Thou dwellest in the sanctuary where the praises, thanksgivings, and sacrifices of thy people are continually offered.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 22:1-10

The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, clearly and fully, the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. We have a sorrowful complaint of God's withdrawings. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Spiritual desertions are the saints' sorest afflictions; but even their complaint of these burdens is a sign of spiritual…

Read the full comment on Psalms 22:1-10 →

Psalms 22:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.Tahand youH859
קָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.osh[are] holyH6918
י֝וֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevsittingH3427
תְּהִלּ֥וֹתte.hi.Lot[the] praises ofH8416
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 22:3

  • Deuteronomy 10:21

    He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

  • Psalms 50:23

    Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

  • Isaiah 6:3

    And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

  • Revelation 4:8

    And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

  • Psalms 99:9

    Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

  • Psalms 65:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

  • Psalms 145:17

    The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But.
145:17; Isa 6:3; Re 4:8
that.
50:23; 65:1; De 10:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 22:2

    O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

  • Psalms 22:3

    But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

  • Psalms 22:4

    Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

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Psalms 22:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tú empero eres santo, tú que habitas entre las alabanzas de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon Dieu! je crie de jour, mais tu ne réponds point; et de nuit, et il n’y a point de repos pour moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Doch du bist heilig, der du wohnst unter den Lobgesängen Israels.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		animam meam convertit. Deduxit me super semitas justitiæ propter nomen suum.