Psalms 102 · Verse 15

Psalms 102:15

So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Psalms 102:15, King James Version

Psalms 102:15 in other translations

BSBSo the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
WEBSo the nations will fear the LORD’s name, all the kings of the earth your glory.
ASVSo the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
YLTAnd nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,
DARBYAnd the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
BBESo the nations will give honour to the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will be in fear of his glory:
WebsterSo the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

What does Psalms 102:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 102:15-17
15-17. God's favor to the Church will affect her persecutors with fear.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord - It is granted that after the edict of Cyrus to restore and rebuild Jerusalem which was about four hundred and ninety years before Christ, the name of the true God was more generally known among the heathen; and the translating the Sacred Writings into Greek, by the command of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, about two hundred and eighty-five years before the Christian era, spread a measure of the light of God in the Gentile world which they had not before seen. Add to this the disperson of the Jews into different parts of the Roman empire, after Judea became a Roman province, which took place about sixty years before the advent of our Lord; and we may consider these as so many preparatory steps to the conversion of the heathen by the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. And to this last general illumination of the Gentile world the psalmist must allude here, when he speaks of "the heathen fearing God's name, and all the kings of the earth his glory."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 102:12-22

We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the…

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Psalms 102:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'Uand they may fearH3372
ג֭וֹיִםGo.yimnationsH1471
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְֽכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
הָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ\׃ke.vo.De.khaglory yourH3519

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Cross references for Psalms 102:15

  • 1 Kings 8:43

    Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

  • Psalms 138:4

    All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

  • Isaiah 60:3-22

    And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. …

  • Zechariah 8:20-23

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 86:9

    All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

  • Psalms 72:11

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  • Psalms 68:31-32

    Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

  • Psalms 67:2-4

    That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

  • Isaiah 55:5

    Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

  • Revelation 21:24

    And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
67:2-4; 68:31,32; 72:11; 86:9; 138:4; 1Ki 8:43; Isa 55:5; 60:3-22
Zec 8:20-23; Re 11:15; 21:24

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Context

  • Psalms 102:14

    For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

  • Psalms 102:15

    So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

  • Psalms 102:16

    When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

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Psalms 102:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces temerán las gentes el nombre de Jehová, y todos los reyes de la tierra tu gloria;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car tes serviteurs prennent plaisir à ses pierres, et ont compassion de sa poussière.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Nationen werden den Namen Jehovas fürchten, und alle Könige der Erde deine Herrlichkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Homo, sicut fœnum dies ejus; tamquam flos agri, sic efflorebit: