'Nations' in the Bible

Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Ask of Me and I give nations -- thy inheritance, And thy possession -- the ends of earth.

Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.

Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God.

Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.

Jehovah is king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,

Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,

For to Jehovah is the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

Thou, with Thy hand, nations hast dispossessed. And Thou dost plant them. Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them away.

Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.

Thou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among peoples.

Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.

Desist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,

I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.

And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.

Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.

And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,

A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,

Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge is Jehovah.

Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders.

Say among nations, 'Jehovah hath reigned, Also -- established is the world, unmoved, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'

Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,

And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

And to cause their seed to fall among nations, And to scatter them through lands.

And mix themselves among nations, and learn their works,

And giveth them into the hand of nations, And those hating them rule over them,

Save us, O Jehovah our God, and gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To glory in Thy praise.

I thank Thee among peoples, O Jehovah, And I praise Thee among the nations.

He doth judge among the nations, He hath completed the carcases, Hath smitten the head over the mighty earth.

The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.

High above all nations is Jehovah, Above the heavens is his honour.

Why do the nations say, 'Where, pray, is their God.

Praise Jehovah, all ye nations, Glorify Him, all ye peoples.

All nations have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

Then filled with laughter is our mouth, And our tongue with singing, Then do they say among nations, 'Jehovah did great things with these.'

Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.