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Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the <i>next</i> generation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the <i>coming</i> generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the <i>coming</i> generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>Their</i> seed will serve Him; It will be recounted about the Lord to the <i>coming</i> generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their descendants will serve him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In the future, everyone will worship and learn about you, our Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Our descendants will serve him, and that generation will be told about the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A seed serves Him, "" It is declared of the Lord to the generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; it shall be numbered to Jehovah for a generation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:31>And my soul will live for him, and my offspring will serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />An offspring shall serve him; the generations thereof shall proclaim the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The seed that will serve him will proclaim the generation of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/22-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2378" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">The Psalm of the Cross</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>All 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. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">Posterity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ya·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">will serve Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: yə·sup·par (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">they will declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lad·dō·wr (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">to a new generation.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-8.htm">Romans 9:8</a></span><br />So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a></span><br />And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17-18</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16</a></span><br />Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a></span><br />This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-28.htm">Galatians 4:28</a></span><br />Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a></span><br />But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Isaiah 59:21</a></span><br />“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.</p><p class="hdg">A seed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></b></br> Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put <i>him</i> to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see <i>his</i> seed, he shall prolong <i>his</i> days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/2-13.htm">Hebrews 2:13</a></b></br> And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.</p><p class="hdg">it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5</a></b></br> There were they in great fear: for God <i>is</i> in the generation of the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Psalm 24:6</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">Psalm 73:15</a></b></br> If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend <i>against</i> the generation of thy children.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/41-29.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/17-4.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/job/8-7.htm">Future</a> <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/21-10.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Serve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Future</a> <a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/72-11.htm">Serve</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">David complains in great discouragement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">He prays in great distress</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">He praises God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Posterity will serve Him;</b><br>This phrase suggests a future generation that will continue to worship and serve God. The term "posterity" indicates descendants or future generations, emphasizing the enduring nature of faith and worship. In biblical context, this reflects the covenantal promise God made to Abraham that his descendants would be numerous and blessed (<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>). The idea of serving God is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, highlighting the importance of obedience and devotion to God’s commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13</a>). This phrase also points to the fulfillment of God's promises through the lineage of David, ultimately culminating in the coming of Jesus Christ, who is served by believers across generations.<p><b>they will declare the Lord to a new generation.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the responsibility of each generation to pass on the knowledge and worship of God to the next. The act of declaring the Lord involves teaching, proclaiming, and living out the truths of God’s word. This is reminiscent of the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>, where the Israelites are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a strong emphasis on oral tradition and the transmission of faith through storytelling and teaching. This phrase also has prophetic undertones, as it points to the spread of the Gospel message through the disciples and the early church, reaching new generations and fulfilling the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>). The continuity of faith across generations is a testament to the enduring power and truth of the Gospel, as seen in the growth of Christianity throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, David is expressing a prophetic vision of future generations serving the Lord.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/future_generations.htm">Future Generations</a></b><br>The "posterity" mentioned refers to the descendants and future generations who will continue to serve and proclaim the Lord.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>Central to the verse, the Lord is the one whom the future generations will serve and declare.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_prophecy.htm">Messianic Prophecy</a></b><br>Psalm 22 is often seen as a prophetic psalm pointing to the suffering and eventual triumph of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The original audience of the psalm, representing the people of God who are called to pass down their faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of passing down faith to future generations. Parents and church communities have a responsibility to teach and model a life of service to the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment</a></b><br>Recognize <a href="/bsb/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a> as a messianic prophecy that finds fulfillment in Jesus Christ. This understanding deepens our appreciation for the continuity of God's plan through history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/evangelism_and_discipleship.htm">Evangelism and Discipleship</a></b><br>Encourage believers to actively declare the Lord to others, fulfilling the call to evangelism and discipleship as seen in the Great Commission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Reflect on the covenant relationship God establishes with His people, which includes promises to future generations. This should inspire confidence and hope in God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_relevance.htm">Cultural Relevance</a></b><br>Consider how to effectively communicate the gospel to a new generation in today's cultural context, ensuring that the message remains relevant and impactful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/types_of_angels.htm">What are the different types of angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_2_7_contradict_jesus'_sonship.htm">Does Psalm 2:7 contradict the exclusive claim of Jesus' divine sonship by calling the king 'begotten' as well?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_asaph_write_psalm_79_posthumously.htm">If Psalm 79 is attributed to Asaph (Psalm 79:1), how could he have written it about events that occurred centuries after his lifetime?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_write_psalm_41,_or_is_it_later.htm">Is there solid historical or textual evidence that David definitively authored Psalm 41, or could it be a later composition?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">A seed . . .</span>--<span class= "ital">Better, Posterity shall serve Him. About Jehovah it shall be told to the </span>(coming) <span class= "ital">generation. </span>The article makes for this interpretation. Others, as in <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm" title="The LORD shall count, when he writes up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.">Psalm 87:6</a>, understand a reference to the census; but the parallelism is against this reference. The next verse repeats the same thought in another form.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A seed shall serve him</span>. The Church is founded on a rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. So long as the world endures, Christ shall always have worshippers - a "seed" which will "serve" him. <span class="cmt_word">It shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">be accounted to the Lord for a generation</span>. If we accept this rendering, we must understand that the seed of the first set of worshippers shall be the Lord's people for one generation, the seed of the next for another, and so on. But it is suggested that the true meaning is, "This shall be told of the Lord to generation after generation" (so Hengstenberg, Kay, Alexander, and our Revisers). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/22-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Posterity</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֥רַע</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will serve Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will declare</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסֻפַּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sup·par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽאדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a new generation.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַדּֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lad·dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 22:30 Posterity shall serve him (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/22-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 22:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/22-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 22:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 22:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>