Parallel Verses
Webster
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
New American Standard Bible
And his enemies
King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Holman Bible
and his enemies lick the dust.
International Standard Version
May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
A Conservative Version
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
American Standard Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
Amplified
The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will
Bible in Basic English
Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
Darby Translation
The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Julia Smith Translation
Inhabitants of the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust
King James 2000
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Modern King James verseion
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
NET Bible
Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.
New Heart English Bible
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
The Emphasized Bible
Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;
World English Bible
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
Youngs Literal Translation
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow to thee with their face towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
1 Kings 9:18
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kings 9:20-21
And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel,
Psalm 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalm 21:8-9
Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Psalm 22:29
All they that are fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
Psalm 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
Psalm 110:6
He will judge among the heathen, he will fill the places with the dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.
Luke 19:27
But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.