Psalms 72:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.”

Psalms 72:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:78 words

HebrewMeaning

יִֽפְרַחyipəraḥ

he will flourishverbH6524

abroad · abundantly · break forth · bud ···

בְּ/יָמָ֥י/וbəyāmāyw

in days hispronH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq

the righteousadjH6662

lawful · righteous

וְ/רֹ֥בwərōb

and abundance ofconjH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

שָׁ֝ל֗וֹםšālwōm

well-beingnounH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

עַדʿad

will be untilpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

בְּלִ֥יbəliy

notparticleH1097

ig · for lack of · where no...is · so that no ···

יָרֵֽחַyārēḥa

the moonnounH3394

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 72:7

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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