Psalms 72:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.”
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“May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 72:9 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
- 1 Kings 9:18Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
- 1 Kings 9:20As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
- Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- 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.
- Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Psalms 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
- Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- 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 shame.”
- 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.’”
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