Psalms 22:27

Authorized King James Version

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All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Original Language Analysis

יִזְכְּר֤וּ׀ shall remember H2142
יִזְכְּר֤וּ׀ shall remember
Strong's: H2142
Word #: 1 of 12
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
וְיָשֻׁ֣בוּ and turn H7725
וְיָשֻׁ֣בוּ and turn
Strong's: H7725
Word #: 2 of 12
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
אֶל H413
אֶל
Strong's: H413
Word #: 3 of 12
near, with or among; often in general, to
יְ֭הוָה unto the LORD H3068
יְ֭הוָה unto the LORD
Strong's: H3068
Word #: 4 of 12
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
כָּל H3605
כָּל
Strong's: H3605
Word #: 5 of 12
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אַפְסֵי All the ends H657
אַפְסֵי All the ends
Strong's: H657
Word #: 6 of 12
cessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
אָ֑רֶץ of the world H776
אָ֑רֶץ of the world
Strong's: H776
Word #: 7 of 12
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ shall worship H7812
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ shall worship
Strong's: H7812
Word #: 8 of 12
to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
לְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָ before H6440
לְ֝פָנֶ֗יךָ before
Strong's: H6440
Word #: 9 of 12
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
כָּֽל H3605
כָּֽל
Strong's: H3605
Word #: 10 of 12
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת and all the kindreds H4940
מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת and all the kindreds
Strong's: H4940
Word #: 11 of 12
a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
גּוֹיִֽם׃ of the nations H1471
גּוֹיִֽם׃ of the nations
Strong's: H1471
Word #: 12 of 12
a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Analysis & Commentary

The vision expands to global proportions: 'all the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD.' This is explicit missiology—God's plan includes all nations. 'All the kindreds of the nations shall worship' anticipates the Great Commission and Revelation's multitude from every tribe and tongue (Rev. 7:9). Reformed theology sees this as God's eternal decree: Christ's suffering would purchase a people from all nations, fulfilling the Abrahamic promise that all families of earth would be blessed (Gen. 12:3).

Historical Context

Written in Israel's monarchical period when worship centered in Jerusalem, this verse prophesies a day when worship would transcend national and geographic boundaries. Pentecost and the church's missionary expansion fulfilled this vision.

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