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Psalms 72:8

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

KJV

Cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam ; iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt.

Vulgate

διενοήθησαν καὶ ἐλάλησαν ἐν πονηρίᾳ, ἀδικίαν εἰς τὸ ὕψος ἐλάλησαν·

LXX

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

ASV

וְ֭/יֵרְדְּ מִ/יָּ֣ם עַד יָ֑ם וּ֝/מִ/נָּהָ֗ר עַד אַפְסֵי אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַפְסֵי
'psy
noun · 43×
ה
h
noun · 393×
נְהַר
nhr
noun · 119×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
תִרְדֶּ֥ה
trdh
verb · 26×

Themes

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

City of God · 2 passages
Chapter 8.—Of the Promises Made to David in His Son, Which are in No Wise Fulfilled in Solomon, But Most Fully in Christ. And now I see I must show what, pertaining to the matter I treat of, God promised to David himself, who succeeded Saul in the kingdom, whose change prefigured that final change on account of which all things were divinely spoken, all things were committed to…
Chapter 54.—Of the Very Foolish Lie of the Pagans, in Feigning that the Christian Religion Was Not to Last Beyond Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Years. I might collect these and many similar arguments, if that year had not already passed by which lying divination has promised, and deceived vanity has believed. But as a few years ago three hundred and sixty-five years were complet…
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 …
'Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son.' See Ps. lxxii. 1. Who is the king's son? Solomon was the son of king David, and this Psalm bears Solomon's name; yet if we look closely, the words far exceed anything true of Solomon. For it says: 'He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.' See Ps. …

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 4:21 — And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
  • Exod 23:31 — And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive
  • Exod 23:31 — And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive
  • Ezra 4:20 — There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
  • Gen 22:17 — That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enem
  • Gen 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
  • Gen 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Isa 2:2 — And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unt
  • Isa 27:12 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
  • Isa 42:4 — He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
  • Isa 42:11 — Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
  • Isa 54:3 — For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
  • Mic 5:4 — And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
  • Ps 2:8 — Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
  • Ps 2:8 — Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
  • Ps 22:27 — All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
  • Ps 68:31 — Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
  • Ps 80:11 — She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
  • Ps 80:11 — She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
  • Ps 89:25 — I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
  • Ps 89:25 — I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
  • Ps 102:22 — When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
  • Ps 132:18 — His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
  • Zech 9:10 — And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to se
  • Zech 14:9 — And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
  • Zeph 2:11 — The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.