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Psalms 72:9

They have set their mouth against heaven, 1 And their tongue has gone through upon the earth. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

In Context

8They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: 1 They have uttered unrighteousness loftily. 1

10Therefore shall my people return hither: 1 And full days shall be found with them. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; 1 Thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter’s vessel. 1

Psalms 110:6He has declared to his people the power of his works, 1 To give them the inheritance of the heathen. 1

Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their princesses thy nurses, they shall bow down to thee on the face of the earth, and shall lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and they that wait on me shall not be ashamed.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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