Psalms 22:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

for the kingdom belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י לַ֭יהוָה הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה וּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃

Transliteration

For to-YHWH the-məlûkâ and-mōšēl among-the-gôyim

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name
• *məlûkâ*: noun, feminine singular - 'kingdom/kingship'
• *mōšēl*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'ruling'
• *gôyim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - 'the nations'

Word Meanings

• *məlûkâ*: kingdom/kingship/sovereignty
• *mōšēl*: ruling/having dominion over
• *gôyim*: nations/peoples/gentiles

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship; all who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  All the fat{H1879} ones of the earth{H776} shall eat{H398} and worship:{H7812} All they that go down{H3381} to the dust{H6083} shall bow{H3766} before{H6440} him, Even he that cannot keep his soul{H5315} alive.{H2421}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  All they that be fat{H1879} upon earth{H776} shall eat{H398}{(H8804)} and worship{H7812}{(H8691)}: all they that go down{H3381}{(H8802)} to the dust{H6083} shall bow{H3766}{(H8799)} before{H6440} him: and none can keep alive{H2421}{(H8765)} his own soul{H5315}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  All soch as be fat vpo earth, shal eate also and worshipe:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  All they that be fat in the earth, shall eate and worship: all they that go downe into the dust, shall bowe before him, euen he that cannot quicken his owne soule.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  All such as be fat vpon the earth shall eate and worshyp: all they that go downe in to the dust shall knele before hym, although he preserued not his owne lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he who can't keep his soul alive.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he `who' hath not revived his soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can't keep his soul alive.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 45:12 : 12 The king will desire your beauty; bow down to him, for he is your lord.
• Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
• Phil 2:10 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth—
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 It is written: 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.' 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.
• Isa 60:3-5 : 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 Lift up your eyes and look around: they all gather together; they come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip. 5 Then you will see and be radiant, your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the wealth of the sea will be brought to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you.
• Isa 60:16 : 16 You will suck the milk of nations; you will nurse at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Hos 13:9 : 9 It has destroyed you, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.
• John 3:36 : 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. But the one who disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
• Ps 49:6-9 : 6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels? 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches— 8 no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him— 9 for the redemption of their soul is costly, and it ceases forever—
• Ps 72:10-11 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and distant shores will bring tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. 11 All kings will bow down to him, and all nations will serve him.
• Ps 73:7 : 7 Their eyes bulge from fatness; their imaginations overflow with malice.
• Ps 78:31 : 31 Then the anger of God rose against them, and He killed the strongest among them, striking down the young men of Israel.
• Ps 113:7 : 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.
• Isa 10:16 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
• Rev 20:12-15 : 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. Each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
• Rev 21:24 : 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory and honor into it.
• Isa 29:4 : 4 You will be brought low; from the ground you will speak, and your words will come in a muffled way from the dust. Your voice will sound like that of a ghost from the earth, and your speech will whisper from the dust.