Psalms 72:9
Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18and Baalath and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land;
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,—as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
Psalms 22:29All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul!
Psalms 110:6He will judge among the nations—full of dead bodies! He hath shattered the head over a land far extended:
Isaiah 49:23And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick,—So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.
Luke 19:27But, these mine enemies who desired not that I should be made king over them, bring ye here, and slay them outright 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 →