Psalms 22:26

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.
Psalms 22:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten, etc.] Meaning the Messiah, who was not only smitten and scourged by men, but was stricken and smitten of God; according to his determinate counsel and foreknowledge, and agreeably to his will and plea sure; with the rod of his justice for the satisfaction of it; for the sins of his people, whose surety he was. Him the Jews followed with reproaches and calumnies; pursued after his life, and persecuted him unto death; and which was the cause of their ruin and destruction; (see <520215>1 Thessalonians 2:15,16); and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded; or, “of thy wounded ones” f950; not wounded by him, but wounded for his sake,…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Satisfied - This is doubtless to be understood, of those spiritual blessings, that grace and peace, and comfort, which all believing souls have in the sense of God's love, the pardon of their sins, and the influences of God's spirit. Seek him - That seek his favour. Your heart - He speaks of the same persons still, though there be a change from the third to the second person, as is usual in these poetical books. For ever - Your comfort shall not be short and transitory, as worldly comforts are, but everlasting. Psalms 22:27”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:26 God knows his people’s needs and addresses them (63:5; 81:16; 103:5; 107:9; 132:15; 145:16; 147:14).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“The meek: Psa 69:32; Lev 7:11-17; Isa 25:6, Isa 65:13; Joh 6:48-58 they: Psa 105:3, Psa 105:4 your: Psa 69:32; Joh 4:14, Joh 6:51 Psalms 22:27”
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