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Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
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A Prophecy of Global Worship
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a prophecy that extends beyond Israel. By naming powerful and distant nations like Egypt and Ethiopia, the psalmist foretells a time when all peoples, including the Gentiles, would be brought into the worship of the one true God. Scholars like Calvin and Gill see its ultimate fulfillment in the work of Christ and the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Princes shall come out of Egypt — That is, they shall come and acknowledge the true God. Egypt is referred to here as one of the mo…
19th Century
Anglican
Princes. —Or, magnates.
Ethiopia. —Literally, Cush shall cause his hands to run to God, a…
Baptist
The Psalm ends with an ascription of praise to God. So let our reading end, and our worship, and our lives: Blessed be God.
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16th Century
Protestant
Princes shall come out of Egypt. He resumes the strain of thanksgiving and confirms what he had previously asserted: that kings would come…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Princes shall come out of Egypt The Vulgate Latin and all the Oriental versions render it "ambassadors". This verse …
A powerful invitation is given to those who are outside, to join the church. Some will submit from fear; overcome by their consciences and the rest…
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