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Psalm 22:30–31

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22:30A whole generation69 will serve him;

they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.70

22:31They will come and tell about his saving deeds;71

they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished.72

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Footnotes

  1. 69 Heb “offspring.”
  2. 70 Heb “it will be told concerning the Lord to the generation.” The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (̒adonay).
  3. 71 Heb “his righteousness.” Here the noun צִדָקָה (tsidaqah) refers to the Lord’s saving deeds whereby he vindicates the oppressed.
  4. 72 Heb “to a people [to be] born that he has acted.” The words “they will tell” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Posterity shall serve him;

it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;

they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,

that he has done it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Posterity will serve him;

future generations will be told about the Lord.

They will proclaim his righteousness,

declaring to a people yet unborn:

He has done it!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Their descendants will serve him;

the next generation will be told about the Lord.

They will come and declare his righteousness;

to a people yet to be born

they will declare what he has done.

NLTNew Living Translation

Our children will also serve him.

Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born.

They will hear about everything he has done.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Descendants will serve him.

Regarding the Lord, it will be told to the next generation.

They will come and tell his saving deeds

to a people yet to be born, that he has done it.

KJV 1900King James Version

A seed shall serve him;

It shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness

Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.