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Psalms 22:28
28for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For royal power belongs to the Lord. He rules all the nations.
Context of Psalms 22:28
26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him— may your hearts live forever! 27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. 29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive. 30Posterity will serve him; future generations 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 47:7For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
- Daniel 7:14He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- Obadiah 1:21Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever 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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