Psalms 72:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 72:17 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- Genesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- 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 remembered in every generation.
- 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
- Psalms 45:17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
- Psalms 89:36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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”).
- Luke 1:31Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
- Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
- Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- 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,
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
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