Psalms 22:28
What does Psalms 22:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 22:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Psalms 22:28 means
This verse provides the theological foundation for the universal worship prophesied in verse 27: the kingdom belongs to the Lord, and He is the supreme ruler over all nations. It declares God's inherent and absolute sovereignty over the entire world, establishing His rightful claim to universal adoration. This truth ensures that the global turning to Him in worship is not merely a possibility but a divinely ordained certainty.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; And he is the ruler over the nations.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; And he is the ruler over the nations.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he ruleth among the nations.
Context
This verse serves as the theological bedrock for the universal worship proclaimed in verse 27. It offers the foundational reason *why* all nations will turn to the Lord: because the kingdom is inherently His. This declaration of God's universal sovereignty provides the immutable context for the subsequent description of all people, from every stratum of society, worshipping Him, solidifying the psalm's global prophetic vision.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 6:13
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Daniel 7:14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- Zechariah 14:9
And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.
- Psalms 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.
- Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is becomethe kingdomof our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Obadiah 1:21
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah’s.
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