Psalm 72:17

A Prayer For The King

¹⁶ May there be an abundance of grain in the land [even] on [the] top of [the] mountains. May his crop sway like the [trees of] Lebanon, and may [those] from [the] city blossom like the grass of the earth. ¹⁷ May his name endure forever. May his name increase {as long as the sun shines}, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed. ¹⁸ Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, [who] alone does wonderful things.

Under the Sun

Genesis 12:3

And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you."

Genesis 22:18

All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice."

Psalm 89:36

His offspring will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.

Luke 1:48

because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look! the virgin [is] with child and she is about to give birth [to] a son, and she shall call his name 'God with us.'

Luke 1:31-33

And behold, you will conceive in the womb and will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus.

Exodus 3:15

And God said again to Moses, "So you must say to the {Israelites}, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, 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] my remembrance from generation [to] generation.'

Psalm 45:17

I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever.

Jeremiah 4:2

and you swear, '{As Yahweh lives},' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."

Matthew 1:21

And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name 'Jesus,' because he will save his people from their sins."

Matthew 1:23

"Behold, the virgin {will become pregnant} and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

Acts 3:16

And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith [that is] through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

Galatians 3:14

in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,

Ephesians 3:14

On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,

Philippians 2:10

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [those] in heaven and of [those] on earth and of [those] under the earth,

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [when we] pray for you,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Revelation 15:4

Who would never fear, Lord, and glorify your name? For only you [are] holy, because all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous deeds have been revealed."