Psalms 72:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.”

Psalms 72:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:1511 words

HebrewMeaning

וִ/יחִ֗יwiyḥiy

and may he liveconjH2421

make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···

וְ/יִתֶּןwəyiten

and he may giveconjH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

ל/וֹ֮lwō

pron

מִ/זְּהַ֪בmizəhab

some of the gold ofpronH2091

fair weather

שְׁ֫בָ֥אšəbāʾ

ShebanounH7614

Sabeans

וְ/יִתְפַּלֵּ֣לwəyitəpalēl

and may someone prayconjH6419

judge · pray(-er · -ing) · make supplication

בַּעֲד֣/וֹbaʿădwō

for himpronH1157

at by · for · over · through ···

תָמִ֑ידtāmiyd

continuallynounH8548

continual (employment · -ly) · daily · ever ···

כָּלkāl

allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הַ֝/יּ֗וֹםhaywōm

the dayparticleH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

יְבָרֲכֶֽ/נְהֽוּyəbārăkenəhw

may someone bless himverbH1288

abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 72:15

1. “For Salomon” indeed this Psalm's title is fore-noted: but things are spoken of therein which could not apply to that Salomon king of Israel after the flesh, according to those things which holy Scripture speaks concerning him: but they can most pertinently apply to the Lord Christ. Whence it is perceived, that the very word Salomon is used in a figurative sense, so that in him Christ is to be taken. For Salomon is interpreted peace-maker: and on this account such a word…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 72 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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