From Suffering to Glory: Universal Worship and Eternal Proclamation
All nations will turn to the Lord and all generations will hear the story of His righteousness, for He has finished the work.
Psalms 22:27–31 (BSB)
27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and 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—even those unable to preserve their lives.
30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
What is the big idea of Psalms 22:27–31?
All nations will turn to the LORD and all generations will hear the story of His righteousness, for He has finished the work.
How does Psalms 22:27–31 point to Christ?
When Jesus died on the cross, He cried out 'It is finished,' fulfilling the 'He has done it' of Psalm 22; because of His finished work, we are part of the 'unborn' generation that now lives and worships in His righteousness.
Authorial Intent
To conclude the psalm with a global and intergenerational prophecy, declaring that the sufferer’s deliverance will lead to universal worship and the perpetual proclamation of God’s finished work.
Chapter: Psalm 22
The Forsaken Sufferer and the Worldwide Praise of the LORD
The righteous sufferer brings felt abandonment, shame, and deadly opposition to the LORD, and the LORD's deliverance becomes praise that reaches the congregation, the nations, and generations yet unborn.