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Psalms 22:28
28The Lord rules as king over all the nations.
Psalms 22:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
- New International Version (NIV)for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the kingdom is the Lord’s, And He rules over the nations.
Context of Psalms 22:28
26Poor people will have plenty of food to eat. Those who come to the Lord will praise him. May God help you to live well for ever! 27People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord. They will turn to him for help. Families from all nations will worship you. The Lord rules as king over all the nations. 29All the rich people on earth will bend down, and they will worship God. Everyone will die one day. They must all bend down in front of God. Nobody can keep himself alive. 30Our children will also serve God. And they will tell their children about our Lord.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:28 word by word
כִּ֣י לַ֭יהוָה הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה וּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:28
- Psalms 47:7God is the King who rules over the whole earth! So sing a special song to praise him!
- Daniel 7:14God gave him great honour and authority to rule as king. The people of all nations and those who spoke every language agreed to serve him. He has authority to rule for ever. He will never stop being king. Nobody will be able to destroy his kingdom.
- Obadiah 1:21Men will come to make Jerusalem free, and they will rule over Edom. And that country will belong to the Lord.
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day, there will be only one Lord and he will have only one name.
- Matthew 6:13Do not let us agree to do wrong things. Keep us safe from Satan.” ’
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel made a sound with his trumpet. Then there was the sound of loud voices in heaven. They shouted: ‘Our Lord God and his Messiah now have all authority! The whole world has become their kingdom. God will rule as King for ever!’
Commentaries on Psalms 22:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The kingdom is the Lord's - That universal sway of the Gospel which in the New Testament is called the kingdom of God; in which all men shall be God's subjects; and righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, be universally diffused.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the kingdom is the Lord‘s - The dominion belongs of right to Yahweh, the true God. See Matthew 6:13; Psalm 47:7-8. And he is the governor among the nations - He is the rightful governor or ruler among the nations. This is an assertion of the absolute right of Yahweh to reign over the nations of the earth, and the expression of an assurance on the part of the Messiah that, as the consequence of his work, this empire of Yahweh over the nations would be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The Saviour now speaks as risen from the dead. The first words of the complaint were used by Christ himself upon the cross; the first words of the triumph are expressly applied to him, He 2:12. All our praises must refer to the work of redemption. The suffering of the Redeemer was graciously accepted as a full satisfaction for sin. Though it was offered for sinful men, the Father did not despise or abhor it for our sakes. This ought to be the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28God alone rules over the whole world (Obadiah 1:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3127-31. His case illustrates God's righteous government. Beyond the existing time and people, others shall be brought to acknowledge and worship God; the fat ones, or the rich as well as the poor, the helpless who cannot keep themselves alive, shall together unite in celebrating God's delivering power, and transmit to unborn people the records of His grace.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- 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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