Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. 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.
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 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."
Micah 7:17
They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to the LORD our God, and will be afraid because of you.
1 Kings 9:18
and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kings 9:20-21
As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel;
Psalm 2:9
You shall rule them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Psalm 21:8-9
Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Psalm 22:29
All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can't keep his soul alive.
Psalm 110:1
The LORD says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."
Psalm 110:6
He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like the crocus.
Luke 19:27
But bring those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"