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Psalms 72:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.


Psalms 72:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:188 words
HebrewMeaning
בָּר֤וּךְbārwkə
be blessedverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱ֭לֹהִיםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֱלֹהֵ֣יʾĕlōhēy
the God ofnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
עֹשֵׂ֖הʿōśēh
who doesverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
נִפְלָא֣וֹתnipəlāʾwōt
wondersverbH6381
(arise...too · be too) hard · hidden · things too high ···
לְ/בַדּֽ/וֹləbadwō
to only himpronH905
apart · bar · besides · branch ···
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 72:18

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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