All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto
the
Lord
That is, all the elect of God among the Gentiles, who live in the
farthermost parts of the world, for whom Christ is appointed to
be their salvation, and whom he calls to look to him for it;
these shall remember the Lord whom they have forgotten, and
against whom they have sinned, how great and how good he is; they
shall be put in mind of their sins and iniquities committed
against him, and call to mind their latter end; and consider,
that after death will come judgment to which they must be
brought; they shall be apprised of the grace and goodness of God
in Christ, in providing and sending him to be the Saviour of lost
sinners, by his sufferings and death, at large described in this
psalm; which will encourage them to turn unto the Lord, since
they may hope for full pardon of sin, through his blood and
sacrifice; and to turn from their idols, and from all their evil
ways, and from all dependence on themselves or on creatures, to
trust in and serve the living God in faith and fear; which
turning is usually brought about under and by the ministry of the
word; which is appointed to turn men from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan unto God; and has this effect when it is
attended with the Spirit and power of God; for conversion is not
the work of man, neither of ministers nor of men themselves, but
of God, in which men are at first passive; they are turned, and
then, under the influence of grace, become active, and turn to
the Lord, by believing in him, and so cleave unto him: and
likewise remembrance of the above things is not owing to
themselves, but to the Spirit of God, who puts them into their
minds; and which is very necessary and essential to conversion,
even as a remembrance of past things is necessary to a
restoration after backslidings, which is a second conversion;
and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before
thee;
not only externally, by praying before the Lord, and attending on
his word and ordinances; but internally, in spirit and in truth,
which worshippers the Lord seeks; such spiritual worship being
suitable to his nature, and such worshippers believers in him
are; this must be understood of some of all nations, kindred and
tongues, whom Christ has redeemed by his blood, and calls by his
grace; see ( Zechariah
14:16 Zechariah
14:17 ) .
