Endow the King with Your Justice

Psalms 72:17

In 11 translations

BSB: May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.Or increase
KJV: His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.endure: Heb. behis name shall be…: Heb. shall be as a son to continue his father’s name for ever
WEB: His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
ASV: His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
LSV: His Name is for all time, || Before the sun is His Name continued, || And they bless themselves in Him, || All nations pronounce Him blessed.
YLT: His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
DBY: His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
DRC71:17: Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.
GNV: His name shall be for euer: his name shall indure as long as the sunne: all nations shall blesse him, and be blessed in him.
JPS: May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.
LXXE71:17: Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.Gr. before.

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Written (Ketiv): יָנִין (“may it cause to increase”). Read aloud (Qere): יִנּ֪וֹן (“may it increase”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Leningrad Codex reads יִנֹּ֪ין; read aloud (Qere) reads יִנּ֪וֹן (“may it increase”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC: יְהִ֤י שְׁמ֨וֹ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ֮ ינין שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ב֑וֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃Read aloud as (qere): יִנּ֪וֹן
LXX-Br71:17: Ἔστω τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ εὐλογημένον εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, πρὸ τοῦ ἡλίου διαμενεῖ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ εὐλογηθήσονται ἐν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς· πάντα τὰ ἔθνη μακαριοῦσιν αὐτόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Sun (2)Eternity Moon Excellency and Glory of Christ, The Poetry, Hebrew Gentiles Intercession Astronomy Rulers Blessing

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Cross-references most cited first

Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
Psalms 89:36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
Genesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He…
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Psalms 45:17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
Exodus 3:15God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be…
Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Galatians 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Acts 3:16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles

71:17 in some Bibles
72:17 in most Bibles