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Psalms 72:17 — King James Version← Study notes

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.


Psalms 72:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:1713 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהִ֤יyəhiy
may it beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
שְׁמ֨/וֹšəmwō
name hisnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
לְֽ/עוֹלָ֗םləʿwōlām
for everpronH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
לִ/פְנֵיlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
שֶׁמֶשׁ֮šemeš
the sunnounH8121
east side · west · window. See also
יניןynyn
be continuedverbH5125
יִנּ֪וֹןyinwōn
be continuedverbH5125
שְׁ֫מ֥/וֹšəmwō
name hisnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
וְ/יִתְבָּ֥רְכוּwəyitəbārəkw
and may they bless themselvesconjH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
ב֑/וֹbwō
pron
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
גּוֹיִ֥םgwōyim
nationsnounH1471
heathen · nation · people
יְאַשְּׁרֽוּ/הוּyəʾašərwhw
may they call blessed himverbH833
be) bless(-ed · happy) · go · guide ···
Words 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 72:17

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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