All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
- KJV All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
- NKJV All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, When they hear the words of Your mouth.
- NASB ¶All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, Lord, When they have heard the words of Your mouth.
- NLT Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord, for all of them will hear your words.
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Quick answer
David foresees all earthly kings giving thanks to Yahweh when they hear His words.
Overview
Looking beyond Israel, David envisions even the kings of the earth praising God once they hear His word. This expresses the hope that God's truth will draw the nations to worship Him. That hope is being fulfilled through the gospel of Christ, which calls people from every nation to bow before the King of kings.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 102:15So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
- Ps 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Ps 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Ps 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
- Rev 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Isa 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Isa 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Rev 21:24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
- Ps 102:22when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
- Isa 60:3–5Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Ps 51:13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
- Ps 69:30–32I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
- Ps 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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