Psalms 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Revised Version 1895
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, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,
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 fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
Psalms 110:6He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill the places with dead bodies; he shall strike through the head in many countries.
Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and they that wait for me shall not be ashamed.
Luke 19:27Howbeit these mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over 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 →