22:27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! 3
Let all the nations 4 worship you! 5
46:10 He says, 6 “Stop your striving and recognize 7 that I am God!
I will be exalted 8 over 9 the nations! I will be exalted over 10 the earth!”
67:2 Then those living on earth will know what you are like;
all nations will know how you deliver your people. 11
138:4 Let all the kings of the earth give thanks 12 to you, O Lord,
when they hear the words you speak. 13
138:5 Let them sing about the Lord’s deeds, 14
for the Lord’s splendor is magnificent. 15
11:10 At that time 16 a root from Jesse 17 will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, 18 and his residence will be majestic.
49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,
to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the remnant 19 of Israel? 20
I will make you a light to the nations, 21
so you can bring 22 my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
54:1 “Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth!
Give a joyful shout and cry out, you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the desolate one are more numerous
than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
54:2 Make your tent larger,
stretch your tent curtains farther out! 23
Spare no effort,
lengthen your ropes,
and pound your stakes deep. 24
54:3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your children will conquer 25 nations
and will resettle desolate cities.
11:15 Then 26 the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:
“The kingdom of the world
has become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Christ, 27
and he will reign for ever and ever.”
1 tn Heb “the men of Israel” (so KJV, NASB); NAB, NIV, NRSV “the Israelites.”
2 tn Heb “to meet.”
3 tn Heb “may all the ends of the earth remember and turn to the
4 tn Heb “families of the nations.”
5 tn Heb “before you.”
6 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “do nothing/be quiet (see 1 Sam 15:16) and know.” This statement may be addressed to the hostile nations, indicating they should cease their efforts to destroy God’s people, or to Judah, indicating they should rest secure in God’s protection. Since the psalm is an expression of Judah’s trust and confidence, it is more likely that the words are directed to the nations, who are actively promoting chaos and are in need of a rebuke.
8 tn Elsewhere in the psalms the verb רוּם (rum, “be exalted”) when used of God, refers to his exalted position as king (Pss 18:46; 99:2; 113:4; 138:6) and/or his self-revelation as king through his mighty deeds of deliverance (Pss 21:13; 57:5, 11).
9 tn Or “among.”
10 tn Or “in.”
11 tn Heb “to know in the earth your way, among all nations your deliverance.” The infinitive with -לְ (lamed) expresses purpose/result. When God demonstrates his favor to his people, all nations will recognize his character as a God who delivers. The Hebrew term דֶּרֶךְ (derekh, “way”) refers here to God’s characteristic behavior, more specifically, to the way he typically saves his people.
12 tn The prefixed verbal forms here and in the following verse are understood as jussives, for the psalmist appears to be calling upon the kings to praise God. Another option is to take them as imperfects and translate, “the kings of the earth will give thanks…and will sing.” In this case the psalmist anticipates a universal response to his thanksgiving song.
13 tn Heb “the words of your mouth.”
14 tn Heb “ways.”
15 tn Heb “great.”
16 tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
17 sn See the note at v. 1.
18 tn Heb “ a root from Jesse, which stands for a signal flag of the nations, of him nations will inquire” [or “seek”].
19 tn Heb “the protected [or “preserved”] ones.”
20 sn The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel.
21 tn See the note at 42:6.
22 tn Heb “be” (so KJV, ASV); CEV “you must take.”
23 tn Heb “the curtains of our dwelling places let them stretch out.”
24 tn Heb “your stakes strengthen.”
25 tn Or “take possession of”; NAB “shall dispossess.”
26 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
27 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”