Psalms 72:9
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness,
Psalms 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
Psalms 22:29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
Psalms 110:6He will judge amongst the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me won’t be disappointed.”
Luke 19:27But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, 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 →