Psalms 72:9
They that dwell in ye wildernes, shall kneele before him, and his enemies shall licke the dust.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
In Context
8His dominion shall be also from sea to sea, and from the Riuer vnto the endes of the land.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18And Baalath and Tamor in the wildernes of the land,
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt krush them with a scepter of yron, and breake them in pieces like a potters vessell.
Psalms 22:29All they that be fat in the earth, shall eate and worship: all they that go downe into the dust, shall bowe before him, euen he that cannot quicken his owne soule.
Psalms 110:6He shalbe iudge among the heathen: he shall fill all with dead bodies, and smite the head ouer great countreis.
Isaiah 49:23And Kings shalbe thy nourcing fathers, and Queenes shalbe thy nources: they shall worship thee with their faces towarde the earth, and licke vp the dust of thy feete: and thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that waite for me.
Luke 19:27Moreouer, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reigne ouer them, bring hither, 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 →