New King James Version
Psalms 102:15
15So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
Psalms 102:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
- New International Version (NIV)The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the nations will tremble before the Lord. The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
Context of Psalms 102:15
13You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. 14For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. 16For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. 17He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
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וְיִֽירְא֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וְֽכָל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:15
- Psalms 67:2That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
- Psalms 68:31Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
- Psalms 72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
- Psalms 86:9All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.
- Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, When they hear the words of Your mouth.
- 1 Kings 8:43hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.
- Isaiah 55:5Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the Lord your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.”
- Isaiah 60:3The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
- Zechariah 8:20“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities;
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”
- Revelation 21:24And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
Commentaries on Psalms 102:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord - It is granted that after the edict of Cyrus to restore and rebuild Jerusalem which was about four hundred and ninety years before Christ, the name of the true God was more generally known among the heathen; and the translating the Sacred Writings into Greek, by the command of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, about two hundred and eighty-five years before the Christian era, spread a measure of the light…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15So the heathen - The nations. That is, The surrounding people, who hear what thou hast done for thy people, will see the evidence that thou art God, and learn to love and worship thee. Shall fear the name of the Lord - Shall reverence and honor thee. And all the kings of the earth thy glory - The sovereigns of the earth will be especially affected and impressed with thy majesty. If this refers to the return from the captivity at Babylon, then it means…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16When the Lord arises (Psalm 102:13), the nations will tremble with fear because they will see his glory (see Psalm 8:1; 19:1–4a; 24:7). Rebuilding Zion and the temple shows God's glory and fulfills this promise. An even greater fulfillment will come with the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. God's favor to the Church will affect her persecutors with fear.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 102
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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