Psalms 72:9
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
In Context
8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:18and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land;
Psalms 2:9Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
Psalms 22:29And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.
Psalms 110:6He doth judge among the nations, He hath completed the carcases, Hath smitten the head over the mighty earth.
Isaiah 49:23And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth — they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.
Luke 19:27but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay 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 →