For the kingdom is the Lord’s, And He rules over the nations.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations.
- KJV For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
- BSB For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
- NASB For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.
- NLT For royal power belongs to the Lord. He rules all the nations.
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Quick answer
The kingdom belongs to Yahweh, who rules over all nations. His sovereignty is the ground of universal worship.
Overview
This verse declares the reason the nations will turn to God: he is the rightful King who governs all peoples. God's reign is not limited to Israel but extends over the whole earth. The New Testament proclaims that this kingship is exercised through the exalted Christ, to whom all authority has been given and before whom every knee will bow.
Cross-references & the web
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- Zech 14:9Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.
- Ps 47:7–8For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
- Dan 7:14There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- Rev 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
- Obad 1:21Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.
- Matt 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
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