'Nations' in the Bible

But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They prostituted themselves with the gods of the nations God had destroyed before them.

Then David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the Lord caused all the nations to be terrified of him.

Declare His glory among the nations,His wonderful works among all peoples.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!”

And say: “Save us, God of our salvation;gather us and rescue us from the nationsso that we may give thanks to Your holy nameand rejoice in Your praise.

And who is like Your people Israel? God, You came to one nation on earth to redeem a people for Yourself, to make a name for Yourself through great and awesome works by driving out nations before Your people You redeemed from Egypt.

King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites.