Which other scriptures emphasize universal worship of God like Psalm 66:4? Psalm 66:4 at a glance “All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” The verse paints a sweeping picture: every corner of creation honoring the Lord. Scripture repeats this promise again and again. Universal worship across the Psalms • Psalm 22:27–28 — “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.” • Psalm 72:11 — “All kings will bow to him, and all nations will serve him.” • Psalm 86:9 — “All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.” • Psalm 96:1–3 — “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth … declare His glory among the nations.” Prophetic portraits • Isaiah 2:2–3 — “All nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD.’ ” • Isaiah 45:22–23 — “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth … every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will confess allegiance.” • Isaiah 66:23 — “From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me.” • Zephaniah 2:11 — “Then all the nations of the earth—each from its own place—will worship Him.” • Zechariah 14:9, 16 — “On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth … Then all the survivors from the nations … will go up year after year to worship the King.” • Malachi 1:11 — “For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting.” New-Testament confirmation • John 4:23 — “A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth.” • Philippians 2:9–11 — “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” • Revelation 5:9–13 — “You were slain, and with Your blood You purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation … Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth … saying: ‘To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor…’ ” • Revelation 7:9–10 — “A great multitude … from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue, standing before the throne … crying out in a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God.’ ” • Revelation 15:4 — “All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Key takeaways for believers today • God’s plan has always aimed beyond Israel to the ends of the earth. • Universal worship exalts both the Father (Isaiah 45) and the Son (Philippians 2; Revelation 5). • The mission of the church—proclaiming the gospel to every nation (Matthew 24:14)—flows from these promises. • The conclusion of history is certain: every knee will bow. Our privilege now is to bow willingly and lead others to join the chorus foretold in Psalm 66:4. |
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