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Psalms 22:28

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For the kingdom is Jehovah`s; And he is the ruler over the nations.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For the kingdom is Jehovah`s; And he is the ruler over the nations.
Psalms 22:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28For the kingdom is Jehovah`s; And he is the ruler over the nations.
29All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.
31They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it. Psalm 23 A Psalm of David.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Let them be blotted out of the book of life, etc.] Which some understand of this animal life, or of the catalogue of living saints; of their being not written among the living in Jerusalem, or in the writing of the house of Israel, (<230403>Isaiah 4:3 <261309>Ezekiel 13:9). The Targum is, “let them he blotted out of the book of the memory of the living.” Let their names rot and perish, being buried in everlasting oblivion. Aben Ezra interprets this book of the heavens; where, he says, all things that should come to pass were written, at the time they were created; (see <421020> Luke 10:20 <581223>Hebrews 12:23). But this is the book of divine predestination or election, often in the New…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“For - This is added as a reason, why the Gentiles should be converted, because God is not only God and the Lord of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles, and of all nations. Psalms 22:29”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:28 The universal kingdom belongs to God alone (Obad 1:21).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 47:7, Psa 47:8; Dan 7:14; Oba 1:21; Zac 14:9; Mat 6:13; Rev 11:15 Psalms 22:29”
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