Parallel Verses
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;
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 20 Translations in Psalm 72:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
8
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
9
And his enemies
Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
Micah 7:17
they shall lick the dust like a serpent, like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their strongholds; they shall turn in dread to the LORD our God, and they shall be in fear of you.
1 Kings 9:18
and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,
1 Kings 9:20-21
All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel--
Psalm 2:9
You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Psalm 21:8-9
Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Psalm 22:29
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
Psalm 110:1
The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."
Psalm 110:6
He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
Luke 19:27
But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"