Psalms 22 · Verse 31

Psalms 22:31

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalms 22:31, King James Version

Psalms 22:31 in other translations

BSBThey will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
WEBThey shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.
ASVThey shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
YLTThey come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
DARBYThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
BBEThey will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.
WebsterThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

What does Psalms 22:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 22:27-31

27-31. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 Unto 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 22:22-31

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…

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Psalms 22:31 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.

יָ֭בֹאוּYa.vo.'uthey will comeH935
וְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duand they may declareH5046
צִדְקָת֑וֹtzid.ka.Torighteousness hisH6666
לְעַ֥םle.'Amto a peopleH5971
נ֝וֹלָ֗דno.Ladabout to be bornH3205
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
עָשָֽׂה\׃'a.Sahhe has actedH6213

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

Cross references for Psalms 22:31

  • Psalms 78:6

    That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

  • Psalms 86:9

    All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

  • Romans 1:17

    For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

  • Psalms 102:18

    This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.

  • Isaiah 44:3-5

    For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

  • Psalms 40:9

    I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

  • Psalms 145:4-7

    One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  • Isaiah 54:1

    Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 60:4

    Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

  • Isaiah 49:21-23

    Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

  • Isaiah 66:7-9

    Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They.
78:6; 86:9; 102:18; 145:4-7; Isa 44:3-5; 49:21-23; 54:1; 60:4; 66:7-9
his righteousness.
Ro 1:17; 3:21-25; 5:19-21; 2Co 5:21

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Context

  • Psalms 22:30

    A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

  • Psalms 22:31

    They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

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Psalms 22:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vendrán, y anunciarán al pueblo que naciere, su justicia que él hizo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Une semence le servira; elle sera comptée au Seigneur comme une génération.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie werden kommen und verkünden seine Gerechtigkeit einem Volke, welches geboren wird, daß er es getan hat.