King James Version
Psalms 22:27 in the King James Version says “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship befor...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.”
Psalms 22:27 · KJV
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
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“shall remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“and turn”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“All the ends”
H657cessation, 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
“shall worship”
H7812to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all the kindreds”
H4940a 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
“of the nations”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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