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مزامير 138:4
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
All the kings: Psalms 72:11, Psalms 102:15, Psalms 102:22, Isaiah 49:23, Isaiah 60:3-5, Isaiah 60:16, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:24
when they hear: Psalms 22:22, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 51:13, Psalms 69:30-32, Psalms 71:18
Reciprocal: Judges 5:3 - O ye kings 2 Chronicles 6:33 - that all people Psalms 18:49 - will I give thanks Psalms 35:18 - praise Psalms 57:9 - General Psalms 67:4 - O let Psalms 108:3 - praise Psalms 109:30 - I will praise Psalms 148:11 - Kings Isaiah 62:2 - all kings Jeremiah 31:7 - Sing Zephaniah 2:11 - and men Zechariah 8:20 - there Romans 15:10 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord,.... Or "let [them] confess", or "praise thee" s; a wish or prayer. Not only the kings known to David, as Kimchi limits it; or that lived in his days, as Hiram and others; but in the latter day, when they shall come to Zion, the church, and be nursing fathers to it, and shall serve and worship the King Messiah, Isaiah 49:23;
when they hear the words of thy mouth; either the promises of it fulfilled not only with respect to David; but the Messiah, and his church and people, in the latter day, even the glorious things spoken thereof: or the doctrines of the Gospel, which are the words of his mouth, and more desirable than thousands of gold and silver; and which, when kings shall hear so as to understand, they will praise the Lord for them; see Isaiah 52:15. The Targum is,
"the words of thy praise.''
s יודוך "confiteantur tibi", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee ... - That is, kings, princes, and rulers shall learn the words of promise; shall be made acquainted with the words which thou hast graciously spoken, and with their fulfillment, and shall be led to praise thee. This refers to a time, of which frequent prophetic mention is made in the Scriptures, when kings and rulers shall be converted to the true religion, and when they shall act an important part, by their example and influence, in maintaining and diffusing it. Compare Psalms 68:31-32; Isaiah 49:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 138:4. All the kings of the earth — Of the land: all the neighbouring nations, seeing what is done for us, and looking in vain to find that any human agency was employed in the work, will immediately see that it was thy hand; and consequently, by confessing that it was thou, will give praise to thy name.