The Meaning of Psalms 22:22 Explained

Psalms 22:22

KJV: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

YLT: I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

Darby: I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

ASV: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will declare  thy name  unto my brethren:  in the midst  of the congregation  will I praise  thee. 

What does Psalms 22:22 Mean?

Study Notes

I will declare
At Psalms 22:22 the Psalm breaks from crucifixion to resurrection; fulfilled in the "Go to my brethren," etc., of John 20:17 . The risen Christ declares to His brethren the name, "Father."

Verse Meaning

In view of the Lord"s deliverance, David vowed to praise God publicly. God later saved His Son from death just as He now delivered the psalmist from it. In David"s case, He did so by prolonging his life, and in Christ"s, by resurrection. The writer of Hebrews quoted this verse in Hebrews 2:12 as an expression of the Lord Jesus" praise to God for delivering Him from death in answer to His prayer (cf. Hebrews 5:7).

Context Summary

Psalm 22:16-31 - The Testimony Of The Delivered
In the middle of Psalms 22:21 there is a remarkable change from the plaintive to the triumphant: supplication and entreaty break out into exultation; hope saves the broken harp from the hands of despair, restrings it, and extracts from it strains to which angels, on their way home to God, are constrained to listen.
He who had said, Thou hearest not, Psalms 22:2, confesses that all the while God has been hearing and helping. Now Jesus will join the saints in psalms of praise. See John 17:26 (will make it known) and Hebrews 2:12. Man may abhor a worm, but God uses worms to thresh mountains, Isaiah 41:14-15.
In the closing verses there is a sure forecast of the effects of the death on the Cross not only upon the Jews, but also upon the ends of the earth, that is, the Gentiles. The usurper shall be dethroned, Psalms 22:28; resurrection shall be accomplished, Psalms 22:29; and a spiritual seed shall satisfy the Redeemer's travail, Psalms 22:30. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 22

1  David complains in great discouragement
9  He prays in great distress
23  He praises God

What do the individual words in Psalms 22:22 mean?

I will declare Your name to My brothers in the midst of the assembly I will praise You
אֲסַפְּרָ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְאֶחָ֑י בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ

אֲסַפְּרָ֣ה  I  will  declare 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
שִׁמְךָ֣  Your  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
לְאֶחָ֑י  to  My  brothers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
בְּת֖וֹךְ  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
קָהָ֣ל  of  the  assembly 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
אֲהַלְלֶֽךָּ  I  will  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.