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
He will have dominion from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9
And his enemies
Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.
Micah 7:17
They will lick up the dust like a serpent. They will come trembling out of their hole like crawling things of the earth. They will approach Jehovah our God with fear and be afraid because of you.
1 Kings 9:18
Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness of Judah,
1 Kings 9:20-21
Solomon used the descendants of the people of Canaan whom the Israelites had not killed when they took possession of their land as his forced labor. These included Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Psalm 2:9
You will rule them with an iron scepter. You will dash them to pieces like pottery!
Psalm 21:8-9
Your hand (spirit and power) will discover all your enemies. Your powerful hand will find all who hate you.
Psalm 22:29
All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive.
Psalm 110:1
([Psalm of David]) Jehovah said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.
Psalm 110:6
He will pass judgment on the nations and fill them with dead bodies. Throughout the earth he will execute their rulers.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The desert will rejoice, and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.
Luke 19:27
Bring my enemies that do not want me to rule over them and kill them in front of me.