Messianic · I will declare thy name unto my brethren
Psalm 22:22-31
David · ~1000 BC · Status: Fulfilled · Confidence: 65% · Payne §Ps 19, 21
“I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.”
King James Version · the opening — all 10 verses are below
After the sufferings of Psalm 22, the vindicated sufferer praises God among His 'brethren' and the ends of the earth turn to the LORD — applied to Christ in Hebrews.
Read the whole passage — all 10 verses (KJV)
22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
22:23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
22:25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
22:28For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
22:29All 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.
22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Fulfillment References
Hebrews 2:12 Psalm 22:1 John 20:17 Romans 15:9-12
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe risen Jesus calls us 'brethren' and declares the Name (Heb. 2:12; John 20:17) — the one God praised in the congregation, the nations turning to Him.
JewishThe sufferer's turn from anguish to praise, and the nations turning to the LORD — a vision of universal worship.
CatholicHebrews places 'I will declare thy name unto my brethren' on the risen Christ's lips (Heb. 2:12).
ProtestantAfter the cross (Ps. 22:1ff), the risen Christ declares God's name among His brethren (Heb. 2:12); the nations come to worship.
OrthodoxThe risen Christ praising amid the congregation, the nations gathered.
DispensationalThe vindicated Messiah and the worldwide worship, consummated in the kingdom.
AcademicThe shift from lament to thanksgiving in Psalm 22; Hebrews 2:12 reads the praise-section christologically.
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