God’s Word Translation
Psalms 22:28
28because the kingdom belongs to the Lord and he rules 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
26Oppressed people will eat until they are full. Those who look to the Lord will praise him. May you live forever. 27All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord. All the families from all the nations will worship you because the kingdom belongs to the Lord and he rules the nations. 29All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive. 30There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about the 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 of the whole earth. Make your best music for him!
- Daniel 7:14He was given power, honor, and a kingdom. People from every province, nation, and language were to serve him. His power is an eternal power that will not be taken away. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
- Obadiah 1:21Those who are victorious will come from Mount Zion to rule Esau’s mountain. The kingdom will belong to the Lord.”
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be the only Lord and his name the only name.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and 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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