Psalms 72:16

Psalms 72:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
• New King James Version (NKJV)There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Context of Psalms 72:16

14He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight; 15So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And they are to pray for him continually; They are to bless him all day long. May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like the vegetation of the earth. 17May his name endure forever; May his name produce descendants as long as the sun shines; And may people wish blessings on themselves by him; May all nations call him blessed. 18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.

Psalms 72:16 word by word

יְהִ֤י פִסַּת־בַּ֨ר׀ בָּאָרֶץ֮ בְּרֹ֪אשׁ הָ֫רִ֥ים יִרְעַ֣שׁ כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן פִּרְי֑וֹ וְיָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝עִ֗יר כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• May there be abundanceפִּסָּהpissâh · abundanceH6451
• of grainבַּרbâr bar · grainH1250
• on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• on topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Its fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• will waveרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• And may those from the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• flourishצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692

Cross-references for Psalms 72:16

• Job 8:7Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
• Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
• Matthew 13:31He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Acts 1:15At this time Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 people was there together), and said,
• Acts 2:41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all the tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;
• Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous person will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Isaiah 29:17Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?
• Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the desert will rejoice, And the desert will shout for joy and blossom; Like the crocus
• Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.

Commentaries on Psalms 72:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16There shall be a handful of corn - The earth shall be exceedingly fruitful. Even a handful of corn sown on the top of a mountain shall grow up strong and vigorous; and it shall be, in reference to crops in other times as the cedars of Lebanon are to common trees or shrubs: and as the earth will bring forth in handfuls, so the people shall be multiplied who are to consume this great produce. And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16There shall be an handful of corn - “Of grain,” for so the word means in the Scriptures. The “general” idea in this verse is plain. It is, that, in the time of the Messiah, there would be an ample supply of the fruits of the earth; or that his reign would tend to the promotion of prosperity, industry, abundance. It would be as if fields of grain waved everywhere, even on the tops of mountains, or as if the hills were cultivated to the very summit, so that…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. 16the forests of Lebanon: Lebanon was famous for its wood (see study note on 2 Chronicles 2:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. The spiritual blessings, as often in Scripture, are set forth by material, the abundance of which is described by a figure, in which a "handful" (or literally, "a piece," or small portion) of corn in the most unpropitious locality, shall produce a crop, waving in the wind in its luxuriant growth, like the forests of Lebanon. they of the city ... earth--This clause denotes the rapid and abundant increase of population-- of--or, "from" the…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