Psalms 72:8

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“May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.”

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BSBPD

“May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 72:8 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
  2. 1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
  3. 1 Kings 5:1Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
  4. Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
  5. Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  6. Psalms 80:11It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
  7. Psalms 89:25I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
  8. Psalms 89:36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
  9. Zechariah 9:10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraimand the horse from Jerusalem,and the bow of war will be broken.Then He will proclaim peace to the nations.His dominion will extend from sea to sea,and from the Euphratesto the ends of the earth.
  10. Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

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