All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
- KJV All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- NKJV All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
- NASB All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
- NLT The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
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Quick answer
All the ends of the earth and every nation will remember, turn to, and worship Yahweh. The psalm expands into a global vision of salvation.
Overview
David's praise broadens from Israel to all the families of the earth, foreseeing the conversion of the nations to the true God. This sweeping promise finds its fulfillment in the Great Commission and the worldwide spread of the gospel of the crucified and risen Christ. The suffering of the Messiah secures worshipers from every people and tongue.
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Cross-references · 19
- Ps 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Isa 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Rev 7:9–12After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
- Ps 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Rev 15:4Who 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.”
- Ps 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Ps 96:7Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- Rom 16:26but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
- Isa 49:12Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
- Ps 117:1Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
- Ps 102:22when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
- Acts 26:18–20to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
- Ps 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- 1 Th 1:9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
- Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
- Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Isa 46:8–9Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
- Ps 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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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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