Psalms 102:15

102:14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

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

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So the nations will fear Yahweh’s name; all the kings of the earth your glory.

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

So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.

102:16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

What does Psalms 102:15 mean?

Psalms 102:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גּוֹי (gôwy), יָרֵא (yârêʼ), שֵׁם (shêm).

Hebrew interlinear

the

heathenגּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

shall

fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

the

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

all

the

kingsמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

the

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

thy

glory.כָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:15.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Exodus 34:10

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 14:1

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

Genesis 14:9

With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. she: Heb. she shall become nations

Genesis 17:5

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude

Genesis 17:6

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:15 say?

Psalms 102:15 (King James Version) reads: "So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory."

Is Psalms 102:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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