Psalms 72 · Verse 11

Psalms 72:11

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Psalms 72:11, King James Version

Psalms 72:11 in other translations

BSBMay all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
WEBYes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
ASVYea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
YLTAnd all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
DARBYYea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
BBEYes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.
WebsterYes, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

What does Psalms 72:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 72:9-11

9-11. The extent of the conquests. They that dwell in the wilderness--the wild, untutored tribes of deserts. bow ... dust--in profound submission. The remotest and wealthiest nations shall acknowledge Him (compare Psa 45:12).

Read the full comment on Psalms 72:9-11 →

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 All kings shall fall down before - They shall reverence him on account of his great wisdom, riches, etc. All nations shalt serve him - All the surrounding nations. This and the preceding verses are fully explained by 1Kgs 10:23-25 : "King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought unto Solomon to hear his wisdom. And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments and armor, and spices, horses and mules a rate year by year." If we take these expressions to mean literally all the habitable globe, then they cannot be applied to Solomon; but if we take them as they are most evidently used by the sacred writer, then they are literally true. When all the earth shall be brought to receive the Gospel of Christ, then they may be applied to him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 72:2-17

This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of…

Read the full comment on Psalms 72:2-17 →

Psalms 72:11 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.

וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ\־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-and they may bow downH7812
ל֥וֹloto him
כָל\־khol-allH3605
מְלָכִ֑יםme.la.KhimkingsH4428
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
גּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimnationsH1471
יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ\׃Ya.'av.Du.huthey will serve himH5647

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 72:11

  • Psalms 86:9

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

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 49:22-23

    Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

  • Revelation 17:14

    These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • 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.

  • Revelation 21:26

    And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

  • Revelation 20:1-6

    And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. …

  • Psalms 138:4-5

    All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

  • Psalms 2:10-12

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  • Romans 11:25

    For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  • Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all kings.
2:10-12; 138:4,5; Isa 49:22,23; Re 11:15; 17:14; 21:24,26
all nations.
86:9; Isa 11:9; 54:5; Ro 11:25; Re 20:1-6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  • Psalms 72:11

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

  • Psalms 72:12

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Read all of Psalms 72

Psalms 72:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y arrodillarse han á él todos los reyes; le servirán todas las gentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Oui, tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, toutes les nations le serviront.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle Könige werden vor ihm niederfallen, alle Nationen ihm dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixerunt: Quomodo scit Deus, et si est scientia in excelso?