Psalms 72:5
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
KJV
In labore hominum non sunt, et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur.
Vulgate
ἐν κόποις ἀνθρώπων οὐκ εἰσίν, καὶ μετὰ ἀνθρώπων οὐ μαστιγωθήσονται.
LXX
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
ASV
יִֽירָא֥וּ/ךָ עִם שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֥י יָ֝רֵ֗חַ דּ֣וֹר דּוֹרִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
יָרֵ֖חַ
yrch
noun · 25×
כֶ֔ם
km
noun · 164×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Give the king thy judgments, O God. Though this Psalm was composed concerning Solomon, it describes a kingdom so glorious that it can only find its true fulfillment in Christ. The extent of his dominion — from sea to sea, to the ends of the earth — the bowing of his enemies, the bringing of gifts by kings, and the blessing of all nations through him, all point to the universal …
Cross-references
- 2Sam 7:16 — And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- Dan 7:14 — And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingd
- Deut 11:21 — That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
- Ps 72:17 — 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.
- Ps 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- Ps 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.