Psalms 72:20
As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
In Context
21For my heart has been inflamed, and my temperament has been changed.
Cross References
Job 31:40then, may thistles spring forth for me instead of grain, and thorns instead of barley. (This ended the words of Job.)
Luke 24:51And it happened that, while he was blessing them, he withdrew from them, and he was carried up into heaven.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:19-20
Thanksgiving and Prayer. 18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Such an illustrious prophecy as is in the foregoing verses of the Messiah and his kingdom may fitly be concluded, as it is here, with hearty prayers and praises. I. The psalmist is here enlarged in thanksgivings for the prophecy and promise, v. 18, 19… Read the whole commentary →