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Psalms 72:9
9Then people who live in the desert will bend down to respect him. His enemies will fall down with their faces in the dust.
Psalms 72:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
- New International Version (NIV)May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.
Context of Psalms 72:9
7While he rules as king, those people who serve God will do well. There will be peace in all the land, for as long as the moon remains in the sky. 8May the king rule everywhere, from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates river to the ends of the earth. Then people who live in the desert will bend down to respect him. His enemies will fall down with their faces in the dust. 10Kings from Spain and from other far places will pay taxes to him. Kings from Sheba and from Seba will bring gifts to him. 11All kings will bend down in front of him. People from all nations will serve him.
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לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 72:9
- 1 Kings 9:18Baalath and Tadmor, which were towns in the wilderness of Judah.
- Isaiah 35:1The desert and the dry land will be happy! The wilderness will be happy too, and beautiful flowers will grow there.
- Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron sceptre, as if they are clay pots.’
- Psalms 21:8You will use your strong power to take hold of your enemies. You will catch everybody that hates you.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord God said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies. Then you will be able to put your feet on them.’
- Luke 19:27Now I must punish these other people that did not want me to rule over them. Bring them here and kill them in front of me.” ’
- Isaiah 49:23The kings of those nations will take care of your children. The kings' daughters will feed them. The rulers will bend down low in front of you, so that their faces touch the ground. They will taste the dirt by your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. I will not disappoint people who wait for me to help them.
- Micah 7:17They will be like snakes that move along the ground. They will be afraid and they will eat dust like snakes. They will come carefully out of their safe places, because they are afraid of you, the Lord our God.
Commentaries on Psalms 72:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They that dwell in the wilderness - The ציים tsiyim, termed Ethiopians by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic. The Syriac terms them the islands. But it is likely that those who dwell by the sea-coasts, and support themselves by navigation and fishing, are here intended. His enemies shall lick the dust - Shall be so completely subdued, that they shall be reduced to the most abject state of vassalage, till they shall become proselytes to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him - The word rendered “they that dwell in the wilderness” - ציים tsı̂yı̂ym means properly those who abide in deserts, dry places, solitudes; and it might be applied either to animals or to people. It is applied to the former in Isaiah 13:21 (see the notes at that place); Isaiah 23:13; Isaiah 34:14; Jeremiah 50:39. In all these, except Isaiah 23:13, it is rendered “wild beasts of the desert,” denoting…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-17Verses 2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9from sea to sea: This phrase represents the entire world. Solomon's kingdom stretched from the Euphrates River in the east to the Philistine territory in the west (1 Kings 4:21; see Psalms 80:8–11; 89:19–25), where the Mediterranean Sea appeared to be at the ends of the earth (see 2:8). Everyone will bow before this king, including desert nomads (Psalm 72:9), his enemies, and all the world's kings (see Micah 7:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The extent of the conquests. They that dwell in the wilderness--the wild, untutored tribes of deserts. bow ... dust--in profound submission. The remotest and wealthiest nations shall acknowledge Him (compare Psa 45:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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