English Standard Version
Psalms 22:27
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
Psalms 22:27 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
- New King James Version (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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
Context of Psalms 22:27
25From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him. 26The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. 28For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. 29All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:27 word by word
יִזְכְּר֤וּ׀ וְיָשֻׁ֣בוּ אֶל־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָ כָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- All the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
- of the worldאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- and turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and all the kindredsמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- shall worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for Psalms 22:27
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
- Psalms 72:8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
- Psalms 86:9All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Isaiah 45:22"Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 46:8"Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors,
- Isaiah 49:6he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."
- Acts 14:15"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
- Acts 20:21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 26:18to 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 a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- Romans 16:26but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
- Psalms 96:7Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
- Psalms 102:22when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
- Psalms 117:1Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
- Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Commentaries on Psalms 22:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27All the ends of the world - The Gospel shall be preached to every nation under heaven; and all the kindred of nations, משפחות mishpechoth, the families of the nations: not only the nations of the world shall receive the Gospel as a revelation from God, but each family shall embrace it for their own salvation. They shall worship before Jesus the Savior, and through him shall all their praises be offered unto God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27All the ends of the world - All parts of the earth; all nations. The earth is frequently represented in the Scriptures as having limits or boundaries; as spread out; as having corners, etc. Compare Isaiah 11:12; Jeremiah 9:26; Jeremiah 25:23; Jeremiah 49:32; Revelation 7:1. This language is in accordance with the prevailing modes of thinking, in the same way as we say, “the sun rises;” “the sun sets,” etc. Shall remember - The nations are often…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. 27families of the nations: All clans and tribes of humanity (see Genesis 12:3; Revelation 5:9–10) will submit to the Lord (Psalm 96:1–3; see Psalms 2, 72; Isaiah 2:2–4; 1 Corinthians 15:25–27).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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