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Sálmarnir 72:11
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
all kings: Psalms 2:10-12, Psalms 138:4, Psalms 138:5, Isaiah 49:22, Isaiah 49:23, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 21:24, Revelation 21:26
all nations: Psalms 86:9, Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 54:5, Romans 11:25, Revelation 20:1-6
Reciprocal: Numbers 24:19 - Of Jacob 2 Samuel 8:2 - brought gifts 1 Kings 4:21 - brought 1 Kings 4:24 - all the kings 1 Kings 8:43 - General 2 Chronicles 29:29 - bowed themselves Psalms 22:27 - All the ends Psalms 22:29 - shall Psalms 68:29 - shall Psalms 71:21 - increase Psalms 89:27 - higher Psalms 102:15 - General Psalms 113:3 - General Psalms 148:11 - Kings Isaiah 49:7 - Kings Isaiah 49:12 - these shall Isaiah 60:3 - kings Isaiah 62:2 - all kings Isaiah 66:18 - that I Jeremiah 10:7 - O King Daniel 2:47 - a Lord Daniel 7:27 - and all Malachi 1:11 - my name Matthew 4:9 - I give Luke 4:7 - worship me Romans 4:13 - For the Romans 14:11 - every knee 1 Corinthians 14:25 - falling Hebrews 1:8 - a sceptre Revelation 1:5 - and the prince Revelation 4:10 - fall Revelation 19:16 - KING
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him,.... Or worship him; not with a civil, but religious worship; for such worship is due to Christ, he being God equal with the Father, and so to be equally honoured; the Creator of all things, the Redeemer of his people, Head and Lord of the church, and whom the angels adore; every part of worship is to be given him; internal, which lies in the exercise of faith, hope, love, fear, c. and external, which consists of prayer to him, praise of him, preaching in his name, and the administration of ordinances and this worship is to be performed in the same manner as to the Father, in spirit and in truth, in righteousness and holiness, with reverence and godly fear. This is to be understood, either literally of the kings of the earth, and which will have its full accomplishment in the latter day; see Isaiah 49:23; or mystically of such who are made kings unto God the Father by Christ; who reign spiritually now, through the power of divine grace in their hearts; have the honour, riches, and attendance of kings, and a crown and kingdom prepared for them; and shall reign with Christ on earth, though under him, at whose feet they cast their crowns: all this shows the dignity of Christ's person and office; that he is the Prince of the kings of the earth, the firstborn of God, whom he has made higher than they, and King of kings, and Lord of lords; whose princes, and all whose subjects, are altogether kings. This passage is allowed to belong to the Messiah, both by ancient and modern Jews g; and indeed it never was true of Solomon, nor of any other;
all nations shall serve him; which will be in the latter day; see Isaiah 2:2; the Jews say h, that in the world to come, or the times of the Messiah, all the Gentiles shall be voluntary proselytes.
g Zohar in Gen. fol. 84. 4. Bemidbar Rabba, s. 13. fol. 209. 4. Midrash Megillat Esther, fol. 86. 2. R. Isaac Chizzuk Emunah, par. 1. p. 44. h T. Avodah Zarah, fol. 24. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yea, all kings shall fall down ... - That is, his reign will be universal. The kings and people mentioned in the previous verses are only specimens of what will occur. “All” kings - “all” nations - will do what these are represented as doing. They will submit to the Messiah; they will own him as their Lord. See the notes at Psalms 2:8. Compare Isaiah 49:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 72:11. All kings shall fall down before — They shall reverence him on account of his great wisdom, riches, c.
All nations shalt serve him. — All the surrounding nations. This and the preceding verses are fully explained by 1 Kings 10:23-25: "King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought unto Solomon to hear his wisdom. And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments and armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year." If we take these expressions to mean literally all the habitable globe, then they cannot be applied to Solomon but if we take them as they are most evidently used by the sacred writer, then they are literally true. When all the earth shall be brought to receive the Gospel of Christ, then they may be applied to him.
