Psalms 86:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

All the nations that you have created will come and bow down before you, O Lord, and they will honor your name.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse declares that every nation God has made will one day come to worship Him and give Him the honor He deserves.

📚 Historical Context

This psalm is attributed to David and was written during a time when Israel was surrounded by pagan nations who worshiped false gods. David is expressing his vision of a future time when all peoples, not just Israel, would recognize and worship the one true God.

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Jesus started teaching them, saying, 'Doesn't scripture say that my house should be called a place of prayer for everyone from every nation? But you've turned it into a hangout for scammers.'

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And they followed the customs and practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the traditions that the kings of Israel had created.

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Hezekiah prayed to the LORD and said, 'O LORD God of Israel, who lives between the cherubim, you are the only true God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You created heaven and earth.'

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