Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 22:26

"The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever." — Psalms 22:26 (ASV)

The meek. — Better, The afflicted. This term, combined here with so many expressions for the worship of Jehovah, points to the Levites.

Your heart. — The Septuagint and Vulgate read “their,” which fits the construction better. However, such sudden changes of person are common in Hebrew, as seen even in the next verse.

The feast made after a great sacrifice, such as that in 2 Chronicles 7:5, likely suggested the image of the banquet at which all the restored of Israel would meet. This concept was later elaborated by the prophets and adopted in its refined spiritual sense by our Lord (Luke 14:16).

The prophetic glance reaches further than the immediate occasion, and in the sufferer’s triumphant sense of vindication and restoration, he embraces the whole world . The intervention of Divine judgment on behalf of Israel will prompt the nations to suddenly remember Him and lead them to submit to His throne.