Psalms 86:9

All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, positioning the declaration within a context of exclusive divine supremacy. The moment follows a claim that no other god matches His works and precedes an assertion of His unique greatness.

The words — The verb יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ (yish.ta.cha.Vu) literally means "they will bow down" or prostrate themselves, indicating physical submission. The phrase לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ (le./fa.Nei./kha) literally translates to "before your face," denoting direct approach into His presence.

The thread — This motif of nations coming to worship appears in Revelation 15:4, Isaiah 66:23, and Psalm 66:4. These passages consistently link universal worship with the recognition of God's singular holiness and creative authority.

Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that human creation is destined to submit to its Creator's authority. Readers must confront the implication that all earthly powers ultimately fall under divine judgment and glory.

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The Hebrew words

כָּל־kol-all גּוֹיִ֤ם׀go.Yim[the] nations אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich עָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.tayou have made יָב֤וֹאוּ׀ya.Vo.'uthey will come וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּve./yish.ta.cha.Vuand/ they may bow down לְפָנֶ֣יךָle./fa.Nei./kha<to>/ before/ you אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiO Lord וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּvi./kha.be.Duso/ they may glorify לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃li/sh.Me./kha<to>/ name/ your

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Isaiah 66:23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
Psalms 66:4 All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
Psalms 102:15 So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Romans 15:9 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Psalms 67:7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.