Psalms 22:29

29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.

Psalms 22:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
ESV
29 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
NLT
29 Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust.
MSG
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!
CSB
29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before Him- even the one who cannot preserve his life.

Psalms 22:29 In-Context

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the LORDand he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 45:12
  • 2. Psalms 95:6; Psalms 96:9; Psalms 99:5; Isaiah 27:13; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 66:23; Zechariah 14:16
  • 3. Isaiah 26:19
  • 4. Psalms 89:48
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