Psalms 72:9

In 11 translations

BSB

May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

KJV

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

WEB

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

ASV

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

LSV

Desert-dwellers bow before Him, || And His enemies lick the dust.

YLT

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

DBY

The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

DRC71:9

Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

GNV

They that dwell in ye wildernes, shall kneele before him, and his enemies shall licke the dust.

JPS

Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

LXXE71:9

The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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WLC

לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃

LXX-Br71:9

Ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ προπεσοῦνται Αἰθίοπες, καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ χοῦν λείξουσι.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to…
• Micah 7:17They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
• Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
• Psalms 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
• Isaiah 35:1–2The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and…
• 1 Kings 9:18Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
• 1 Kings 9:20–21As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable…
• Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
• Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
• Psalms 21:8–9Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will…
• Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

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