Psalms 22:27
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before you.
American King James Version (AKJV)
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
Webster's Revision
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
World English Bible
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
English Revised Version (ERV)
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Clarke's Psalms 22:27 Bible Commentary
All 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.
Barnes's Psalms 22:27 Bible Commentary
All 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 represented as "forgetting" God; that is, they act as if they had once known him, and had then forgotten him. See Job 8:13; Psalm 9:17; Psalm 50:22; Romans 1:21. Here it is said that they would again call God to remembrance; that is, they would worship him as the true God.
And turn unto the Lord - Turn away from their idols to worship the living God.
And all the kindreds of the nations - All the families. The numerous families upon the earth that constitute the one great family of mankind.
Shall worship before thee - Shall worship in thy presence; that is, shall worship thee. The language is derived from the act of worshipping God in the tabernacle or the temple, before the visible symbol of his presence there. As applicable to the Redeemer, this language is in accordance with what is uniformly said of him and his work, that the world would be converted to the living and true God. Compare the notes at Psalm 2:8.
Wesley's Psalms 22:27 Bible Commentary
22:27 The world - All nations from one end of the world to the other.So this is an evident prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, and a clear proof, that this psalm immediately speaks of Christ; to whom alone, this and divers other passages of it, belong. Remember - They shall remember their former wickedness with grief and shame, and fear; particularly in worshiping dead and impotent idols. They shall remember their great and manifold obligation to God, which they had quite forgotten, his patience in sparing them so long, in the midst of all their impieties, and in giving his son for them: they shall remember the gracious words and glorious works of Christ, what he did, and suffered for them; which possibly divers of them had been eye and ear - witnesses of. The Lord - Into the only true God, and unto Jesus Christ, to whom this name of Jehovah is often ascribed in scripture.