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Psalms 72:11
11Yes, all kings will bow down before him, All nations will serve him.
Psalms 72:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- New International Version (NIV)May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
Context of Psalms 72:11
9The nomads of the desert will bow before him, And his enemies will lick the dust. 10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. Yes, all kings will bow down before him, All nations will serve him. 12For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper. 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And he will save the lives of the needy.
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וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־מְלָכִ֑ים כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 72:11
- Psalms 2:10Now therefore, O kings, act wisely; Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.
- Psalms 138:4All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].
- Isaiah 49:22This is what the Lord God says, “Listen carefully, I will lift up My hand to the [Gentile] nations And set up My banner to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in the fold of their garments, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded [his trumpet]; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom (dominion, rule) of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Revelation 17:14They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”
- Revelation 21:24The nations [the redeemed people from the earth] will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring into it their glory.
- Psalms 86:9All nations whom You have made shall come and kneel down in worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name.
- Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of the whole earth.
- Romans 11:25I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;
- Revelation 20:1And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.
Commentaries on Psalms 72:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11All kings shall fall down before - They shall reverence him on account of his great wisdom, riches, etc. All nations shalt serve him - All the surrounding nations. This and the preceding verses are fully explained by 1 Kings 10:23-25; : "King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought unto Solomon to hear his wisdom. And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Yea, all kings shall fall down - That is, his reign will be universal. The kings and people mentioned in the previous verses are only specimens of what will occur. “All” kings - “all” nations - will do what these are represented as doing. They will submit to the Messiah; they will own him as their Lord. See the notes at Psalm 2:8. Compare Isaiah 49:23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-17Verses 2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11All kings and nations must submit to the messianic king (God's chosen leader). The hope in Psalm 2:10–11 will come true (see 96:1–3; 1 Corinthians 15:25) when other leaders and peoples bow and serve this king.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The extent of the conquests. They that dwell in the wilderness--the wild, untutored tribes of deserts. bow ... dust--in profound submission. The remotest and wealthiest nations shall acknowledge Him (compare Psa 45:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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