Psalm 72:11
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Cross-references
Psalm 2:10-12 calls kings to serve the Lord with fear — directly parallel to the call for all kings to fall down before him in Psalm 72:11.
Psalm 86:9 declares all nations shall worship God, directly paralleling the call for all kings to serve in Psalm 72:11.
Psalm 148:11 calls kings and rulers to praise the LORD — echoing the universal submission of kings in this verse.
Psalm 22:27 also envisions all nations worshiping the LORD — a parallel prophecy of universal dominion.
Psalm 22:29 continues with all who go down to the dust bowing before him — reinforcing the universal homage theme.
Psalm 89:27 declares the anointed king will be highest of kings — directly supporting the universal homage in this verse.
Psalm 102:15 also says all kings will fear the LORD's glory — a clear parallel to the universal kingship here.
Psalm 68:29 says kings bring gifts to God's temple — a parallel image of royal tribute to the divine king.
Psalm 138:4 has all kings giving thanks to the Lord — a similar homage theme, though not explicit bowing.
Revelation 21:26 shows nations bringing their glory into the New Jerusalem, fulfilling the universal homage of kings in Psalm 72:11.
Isaiah 49:23 explicitly describes kings bowing down and licking dust — a strong parallel to the homage of kings in Psalm 72:11.
Revelation 11:15 declares the kingdom of the world becomes Christ's — fulfilling the vision of all nations serving him in Psalm 72:11.
Revelation 21:24 has kings bringing glory into the New Jerusalem — a direct echo of all nations serving him in Psalm 72:11.
Revelation 19:16 calls Jesus 'King of kings' — directly echoing Psalm 72:11's theme of all kings serving the Messiah.
1 Kings 4:21 describes Solomon's rule with all kingdoms bringing tribute, a direct typological foreshadowing of Psalm 72:11.
Revelation 1:5 calls Jesus 'ruler of kings on earth' — directly fulfilling Psalm 72:11's vision of all kings serving the Messiah.
Matthew 4:9 contrasts this: Satan offers Jesus the kingdoms that Psalm 72 says will be given to Him by God.
Daniel 7:27 directly parallels this: all dominions serve and obey the Son of Man's everlasting kingdom.
Jeremiah 10:7 declares God as King of nations, feared by all — a parallel to the Messiah's universal reign in this psalm.
Isaiah 62:2 says nations and kings will see Zion's righteousness and glory, mirroring the universal kingship in this psalm.
Isaiah 60:3 depicts nations and kings coming to Zion's light, directly paralleling the homage of kings to the Messiah here.
Isaiah 49:7 echoes this promise: kings will bow to the despised Servant, showing the same universal homage to the Messiah.
1 Kings 4:24 depicts Solomon's widespread dominion and peace, a typological parallel to the universal reign in Psalm 72:11.
In Luke 4:7, Satan offers Jesus all kingdoms if He worships him — opposite of Psalm 72:11 where all kings worship the Messiah.
Romans 14:11 quotes Isaiah about every knee bowing to God — echoes Psalm 72:11's image of all kings bowing to the Messiah.
Numbers 24:19 prophesies a ruler from Jacob with dominion, a specific type of the universal king in Psalm 72:11.
Daniel 2:47 has Nebuchadnezzar confess God as Lord of kings, thematically similar to all kings serving the Messiah.
Malachi 1:11 proclaims God's name great among nations with universal worship, echoing the nations' service to the Messiah.
Hebrews 1:8 applies Psalm 45 to Jesus as eternal king — parallels Psalm 72:11's depiction of the Messiah receiving universal homage.
Isaiah 54:5 calls God 'the God of the whole earth,' reinforcing the universal lordship implied in Psalm 72:11.
In 1 Kings 8:43, Solomon prays that all peoples may fear God — echoing the universal homage to the king in this psalm.