Psalms 72:9
Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
In Context
8And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18And Baalath, and Palmira in the land of the wilderness.
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalms 22:29For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion over the nations.
Psalms 110:6He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall crush the heads in the land of the many.
Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nurses: they shall worship thee with their face toward the earth, and they shall lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, for they shall not be confounded that wait for him.
Luke 19:27But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:3-18
The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous… Read the whole commentary →