Parallel Verses
Amplified
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.
New American Standard Bible
Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.
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.
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.
Jubilee 2000 Bible
Those that dwell in the wilderness 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;
Webster
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
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 21 Translations in Psalm 72:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
8 He [Christ] shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
And kings shall be your foster fathers and guardians, and their queens your nursing mothers. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know [with an acquaintance and understanding based on and grounded in personal experience] that I am the Lord; for they shall not be put to shame who wait for, look for, hope for, and expect Me.
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their strongholds and close places. They shall turn and come with fear and dread to the Lord our God and shall be afraid and stand in awe because of You [O Lord].
1 Kings 9:18
Baalath and Tamar (Tadmor) in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,
1 Kings 9:20-21
As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites,
Psalm 2:9
You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like potters' ware.
Psalm 21:8-9
Your hand shall find all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find all those who hate You.
Psalm 22:29
All the mighty ones upon earth shall eat [in thanksgiving] and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.
Psalm 110:1
The Lord (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.
Psalm 110:6
He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] upon the nations; He will fill the valleys with the dead bodies, He will crush the [chief] heads over lands many and far extended.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose and the autumn crocus.
Luke 19:27
[The indignant king ended by saying] But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them -- "bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!