Psalms 22:23

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses the assembly and his brothers immediately after describing personal deliverance, issuing a collective call to worship following God's attentive response to the afflicted.

The words — יִרְאֵ֤י (yir.'Ei) translates literally as "O [those] fearing," and כַּבְּד֑וּ/הוּ (ka.be.Du./hu) means "honor/ him," framing the proper response to Yahweh as both reverent fear and active honor.

The thread — This pattern of fearing, blessing, and glorifying Yahweh appears in Psalms 135:19 and Psalms 107:1, and expands to all nations in Revelation 15:4.

Why it lands — The text commands those who fear Yahweh, along with Jacob’s descendants and Israel’s offspring, to actively praise, honor, and revere Him.

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The Hebrew words

יִרְאֵ֤יyir.'EiO [those] fearing יְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.weh<of> Yahweh הַֽלְל֗וּהוּha.Lu./hupraise/ him כָּל־kol-O all זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring of יַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoJacob כַּבְּד֑וּהוּka.be.Du./huhonor/ him וְג֥וּרוּve./Gu.ruand/ be afraid מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me./nufrom/ him כָּל־kol-O all זֶ֥רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Cross-references

Psalms 135:19 O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Psalms 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Luke 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Psalms 50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 115:11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
1 Chronicles 16:8 “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Psalms 22:30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
Psalms 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.