Psalms 22:31
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Study Note
Study Note
The triumphant conclusion of the lament declares that future generations will 'declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born' — a mission that extends the psalmist's deliverance across time. The phrase 'that he hath done this' (ki asah) is among the most compressed theological summaries in the Psalter, pointing to a completed divine act without specifying its content — opening the verse to typological expansion. The movement from individual suffering to universal proclamation (22:27-31) anticipates the New Testament pattern: Christ's suffering and resurrection become the content of world mission. Hebrews 2:12 cites Psalm 22:22 as spoken by the risen Christ, confirming the whole psalm's christological trajectory.
Other Translations
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.
Cross References
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They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.