Psalms 72:5
May they honor you while the sun endures, 1 and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
In Context
6May he come down like rain on the mown grass, 1 like showers that water the earth. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered, they feared the king, because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him for giving judgments.
Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; 1 may his name continue as long as the sun; 1 may people be blessed in him; 1 may all nations call him blessed. 1
Psalms 89:36his descendants will continue forever 1 and his throne as long as the sun before me. 1
Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.
Daniel 7:27The kingdom and the dominion, 1 and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, 1 will be given to the people 1 who belong to the holy people of the Most High. 1 His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 1 and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.'
1 Corinthians 15:24Then will be the end, when Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father. This is when he will abolish all rule and all authority and power.
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 →