Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Study Note
Study Note
'All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.' Psalm 22's movement from anguish ('My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me') to universal worship is one of Scripture's most dramatic arcs. The universal scope of the closing verses — 'all the ends of the world,' 'all the kindreds of the nations' — takes the individual suffering of the psalmist and transforms it into a catalyst for global conversion. The New Testament reads Jesus's cry from the cross (Matthew 27:46) as fulfillment of the Psalm's opening, making the global worship of verse 27 the eschatological result of the crucifixion.
Other Translations
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
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.
Cross References
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth …
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have …
When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is …
Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.