English Standard Version
Psalms 72:5
5May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
Psalms 72:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
- New International Version (NIV)May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.
- New Living Translation (NLT)May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!
Context of Psalms 72:5
3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! 6May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! 7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:5 word by word
יִֽירָא֥וּךָ עִם־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵ֥י יָ֝רֵ֗חַ דּ֣וֹר דּוֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 72:5
- 1 Samuel 12:18So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.
- 1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.
- Psalms 72:7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
- Psalms 89:29I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
- Daniel 7:14And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
- Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
- 1 Corinthians 15:24Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
- Ephesians 3:21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Commentaries on Psalms 72:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They shall fear thee - There is no sense in which this can be spoken of Solomon, nor indeed of any other man: it belongs to Jesus Christ, and to him alone. He is the Prance of peace, who shall be feared and reverenced "through all generations, and as long as the sun and moon endure."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They shall fear thee - That is, “men” shall fear thee, or thou shalt be feared, or reverenced. The idea is, that his reign would continue, or that he would be obeyed during all the time mentioned here. As long as the sun and moon endure - literally, “With the sun, and before the moon;” that is, as long as they have the sun with them, or have it to shine upon them, and as long as they are in the presence of the moon, or have its light. In other words, they…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. 5May they fear him: In Hebrew, this phrase appears to be a response to the enforcement of justice. The Greek version reads May they endure, which makes this a prayer for long life (Psalm 21:4; 72:15, 17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. as long as ... endure--literally, "with the sun," coeval with its existence, and before, or, in presence of the moon, while it lasts (compare Ge 11:28, "before Terah," literally, "in presence of," while he lived).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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