Psalms 72:9
They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
In Context
8He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
Psalms 110:6He shall execute justice among the nations; He shall fill them with dead bodies, He shall crush the heads of his enemies over many lands.
Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, And queens thy nursing mothers; Upon their faces shall they bow down before thee, And lick the dust of thy feet. Thus shalt thou know that I am Jehovah; And they who trust in me shall not be put to shame.
Luke 19:27But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay 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 →