God’s Word Translation
Psalms 72:8
8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 72:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
Context of Psalms 72:8
6May he be like rain that falls on ⌞freshly⌟ cut grass, like showers that water the land. 7May righteous people blossom in his day. May there be unlimited peace until the moon no longer ⌞shines⌟. May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. 9May the people of the desert kneel in front of him. May his enemies lick the dust. 10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:8 word by word
וְ֭יֵרְדְּ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֑ם וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 72:8
- Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.
- Psalms 80:11It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea. Its shoots reached the Euphrates River.
- Psalms 89:25I will put his ⌞left⌟ hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
- Exodus 23:31“I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Sinai Desert to the Euphrates River. I will put the people living in the land under your control, and you will force them out of your way.
- 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
- Zechariah 9:10He will make sure there are no chariots in Ephraim or war horses in Jerusalem. There will be no battle bows. He will announce peace to the nations. He will rule from sea to sea and from the ⌞Euphrates⌟ River to the ends of the earth.
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord. All the families from all the nations will worship you
Commentaries on Psalms 72:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea - The best comment on this, as it refers to Solomon, may be found in 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24; : "And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms, from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt; for he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about him." Solomon, it appears…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea - There is probably an allusion here to the promise in Exodus 23:31: “And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river.” This was the original promise in regard to the bounds of the promised land. A promise similar to this occurs also in Genesis 15:18: “In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this…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. 88. The foreign nations mentioned (Psa 72:9, 10) could not be included in the limits, if designed to indicate the boundaries of Solomon's kingdom. The terms, though derived from those used (Ex 23:31; De 11:24) to denote the possessions of Israel, must have a wider sense. Thus, "ends of the earth" is never used of Palestine, but always of the world (compare Margin).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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