Psalm 22:23-31
Good News Translation
23 “Praise him, you servants of the Lord!
Honor him, you descendants of Jacob!
Worship him, you people of Israel!
24 He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering;
he does not turn away from them,
but answers when they call for help.”
25 In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done;
in the presence of those who worship you
I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
26 The poor will eat as much as they want;
those who come to the Lord will praise him.
May they prosper forever!
27 All nations will remember the Lord.
From every part of the world they will turn to him;
all races will worship him.
28 The Lord is king,
and he rules the nations.
29 All proud people will bow down to him;[a]
all mortals will bow down before him.
30 Future generations will serve him;
they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.
31 People not yet born will be told:
“The Lord saved his people.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:29 Probable text will bow down to him; Hebrew will eat and bow down.
Psalm 22:23-31
New International Version
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!(A)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(B)
Revere him,(C) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(D) or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;(E)
he has not hidden his face(F) from him
but has listened to his cry for help.(G)
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(H)
before those who fear you[a] I will fulfill my vows.(I)
26 The poor will eat(J) and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—(K)
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth(L)
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,(M)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord(N)
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich(O) of the earth will feast and worship;(P)
all who go down to the dust(Q) will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.(R)
30 Posterity(S) will serve him;
future generations(T) will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,(U)
declaring to a people yet unborn:(V)
He has done it!(W)
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:25 Hebrew him
Psalm 22:23-31
The Message
22-24 Here’s the story I’ll tell my friends when they come to worship,
and punctuate it with Hallelujahs:
Shout Hallelujah, you God-worshipers;
give glory, you sons of Jacob;
adore him, you daughters of Israel.
He has never let you down,
never looked the other way
when you were being kicked around.
He has never wandered off to do his own thing;
he has been right there, listening.
25-26 Here in this great gathering for worship
I have discovered this praise-life.
And I’ll do what I promised right here
in front of the God-worshipers.
Down-and-outers sit at God’s table
and eat their fill.
Everyone on the hunt for God
is here, praising him.
“Live it up, from head to toe.
Don’t ever quit!”
27-28 From the four corners of the earth
people are coming to their senses,
are running back to God.
Long-lost families
are falling on their faces before him.
God has taken charge;
from now on he has the last word.
29 All the power-mongers are before him
—worshiping!
All the poor and powerless, too
—worshiping!
Along with those who never got it together
—worshiping!
30-31 Our children and their children
will get in on this
As the word is passed along
from parent to child.
Babies not yet conceived
will hear the good news—
that God does what he says.
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