All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
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.
- BSB All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- 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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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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Ps 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
- Isa 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
- Rev 7:9–12After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- Ps 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
- Isa 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- Rev 15:4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
- Ps 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- Ps 96:7Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
- Rom 16:26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
- Isa 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
- Ps 117:1O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Ps 102:22When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
- Acts 26:18–20To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- Ps 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- 1 Th 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
- Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
- Acts 20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Isa 46:8–9Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
- Ps 98:3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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