Psalms 22:30–31
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
A seed shall serue him; it shalbe 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.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousnes vnto a people that shalbe borne, that he hath done this.
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From verse 30
- 1 Peter 2:9Rank 1 from verse 30
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
9But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthood, an holy nation, a ‖peculiar people, that yee should shewe forth the ‖praises of him, who hath called you out of darknes into his marueilous light:
- Hebrews 2:13Rank 2 from verse 30
- Galatians 3:26–29Rank 3 from verse 30
26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Iesus.
27For as many of you as haue bene baptized into Christ, haue put on Christ.
28There is neither Iewe, nor Greeke, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Iesus.
29And if yee be Christs, then are ye Abrahams seed, and heires according to the promise.
- Psalms 102:28Rank 4 from verse 30
- Isaiah 53:10Rank 5 from verse 30
10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
10¶ ‖Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him, he hath put him to griefe: when thou shalt make his soule an offring for sinne, he shall see his seede, hee shall prolong his daies, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
- Matthew 3:9Rank 6 from verse 30
9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9And thinke not to say within your selues, *Wee haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.
- Psalms 14:5Rank 7 from verse 30
- Psalms 24:6Rank 8 from verse 30
- Psalms 73:15Rank 9 from verse 30
- Psalms 87:6Rank 10 from verse 30
From verse 31
- Psalms 78:6Rank 1 from verse 31
- Psalms 86:9Rank 2 from verse 31
- Romans 1:17Rank 3 from verse 31
- Isaiah 44:3–5Rank 4 from verse 31
3For 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:
4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5One 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.
3*For I will powre water vpon him that is thirstie, and floods vpon the dry ground: I will powre my spirit vpon thy seede, and my blessing vpon thine offspring:
4And they shall spring vp as among the grasse, as willowes by the water courses.
5One shall say, I am the LORDs: and another shall call himselfe by the name of Iacob: and another shall subscribe with his hand vnto the LORD, and surname himselfe by the name of Israel.
- Psalms 102:18Rank 5 from verse 31
- Psalms 145:4–7Rank 6 from verse 31
4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shal declare thy mightie actes.
5†I will speake of the glorious honour of thy maiestie: and of thy wonderous workes.
6†And men shall speake of the might of thy terrible acts: and I wil declare thy greatnesse.
7They shall abundantly vtter the memory of thy great goodnesse: and shall sing of thy righteousnesse.
- Psalms 40:9Rank 7 from verse 31
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 8 from verse 31
- Isaiah 49:21–23Rank 9 from verse 31
21Then 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?
22Thus 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.
23And 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.
21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I haue lost my children and am desolate, a captiue and remouing to and fro? and who hath brought vp these? Beholde, I was left alone, these where had they beene?
22†Thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I will lift vp mine hand to the Gentiles, and set vp my standerd to the people: and they shall bring thy sonnes in their armes: and thy daughters shal be caried vpon their shoulders.
23††*And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queenes thy nursing mothers: they shall bow downe to thee with their face toward the earth, and licke vp the dust of thy feete, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that waite for me.
- Isaiah 54:1Rank 10 from verse 31
1SING, 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.
1¶ *Sing O barren thou that didst not beare; breake forth into singing, and crie aloud thou that didst not trauell with child: for more are the children of the desolate then the children of the maried wife, saith the LORD.
- Isaiah 60:4Rank 11 from verse 31
4Lift 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.
4*Lift vp thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselues together, they come to thee: thy sonnes shall come from farre, and thy daughters shalbe nourced at thy side.
- Isaiah 66:7–9Rank 12 from verse 31
7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
8Who 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.
9Shall 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.
7Before she trauailed, she brought foorth: before her paine came, shee was deliuered of a man childe.
8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seene such things? shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day, or shall a nation be borne at once? for as soone as Zion traueiled, shee brought foorth her children.
9‖Shall I bring to the birth, & not cause to bring forth, saith the LORD? shall I cause to bring foorth, and shut the wombe, sayth thy God?
- Romans 3:21–25Rank 13 from verse 31
21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
21But nowe the righteousnesse of God without the Lawe is manifested, being witnessed by the Lawe and the Prophets.
22Euen the righteousnesse of God, which is by faith of Iesus Christ vnto all, and vpon all them that beleeue: for there is no difference:
23For all haue sinned, and come short of the glory of God,
24Being iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Iesus Christ:
25Whom God hath ‖set forth to bee a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousnesse for the ‖remission of sinnes, that are past, through the forbearance of God.
- Romans 5:19–21Rank 14 from verse 31
19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
19For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners: so by the obedience of one, shall many bee made righteous.
20Moreouer, the Lawe entred, that the offence might abound: but where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound.
21That as sinne hath reigned vnto death; euen so might grace reigne thorow righteousnes vnto eternall life, by Iesus Christ our Lord.
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Psalms 22:30
Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of account, meaning to reckon, consider, or give an account.
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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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generation
Offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime.
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Psalms 22:31
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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22:1MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
22:1¶ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mee? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
22:2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
22:2†O my God, I crie in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
22:3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
22:3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel!
22:4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
22:4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliuer them.
22:5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
22:5They cryed vnto thee, and were deliuered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
22:6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
22:6But I am a worme, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
22:7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
22:7*†All they that see me, laugh me to scorne: they shoote out the lippe, they shake the head, saying,
22:8He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
22:8*†‖He trusted on the LORD, that he would deliuer him: let him deliuer him, seeing he delighted in him.
22:9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
22:9‖But thou art hee that tooke mee out of the wombe; thou didst make me hope, when I was vpon my mothers breasts.
22:10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
22:10I was cast vpon thee from the wombe: thou art my God from my mothers belly.
22:11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
22:11†Be not farre from me, for trouble is neere; for there is none to helpe.
22:12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
22:12Many bulles haue compassed me: strong bulles of Bashan haue beset me round.
22:13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
22:13†They gaped vpon me with their mouthes, as a rauening and a roaring Lyon.
22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
22:14‖I am powred out like water, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart is like waxe, it is melted in the middest of my bowels.
22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
22:15My strength is dried vp like a potsheard: and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
22:16*For dogges haue compassed me: the assembly of the wicked haue inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feete.
22:17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
22:17I may tell all my bones: they looke and stare vpon me.
22:18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
22:18They part my garments among them, and cast lots vpon my vesture.
22:19But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
22:19But be not thou farre from mee, O LORD; O my strength, hast thee to helpe me.
22:20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
22:20††Deliuer my soule from the sword: my darling from the power of the dogge.
22:21Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22:21Saue me from the lyons mouth: for thou hast heard me from the hornes of the vnicornes.
22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
22:22*I will declare thy name vnto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
22:23Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
22:23Yee that feare the LORD, praise him; all yee the seede of Iacob glorifie him, and feare him all yee the seede of Israel.
22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
22:24For he hath not despised, nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him, but when he cried vnto him, he heard.
22:25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
22:25My praise shalbe of thee, in the great congregation: I will pay my vowes, before them that feare him.
22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
22:26The meeke shall eate and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seeke him; your heart shall liue for euer.
22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
22:27*All the ends of the world shall remember, and turne vnto the LORD: and all the kinreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
22:28For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
22:28For the kingdome is the LORDs: and he is the gouernour among the nations.
22:29All 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.
22:29All they that be fat vpon earth shall eate and worship: all they that goe downe to the dust shall bow before him, and none can keepe aliue his owne soule.
22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
22:30A seed shall serue him; it shalbe accounted to the LORD for a generation.
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22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousnes vnto a people that shalbe borne, that he hath done this.
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