Psalms 72:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.”

Psalms 72:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:88 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ֭/יֵרְדְּwəyērədə

and may he ruleconjH7287

make to) have dominion · prevail against · reign · (bear ···

מִ/יָּ֣םmiyām

from seapronH3220

) · south · west (-ern · side ···

עַדʿad

topronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

יָ֑םyām

seanounH3220

) · south · west (-ern · side ···

וּ֝/מִ/נָּהָ֗רwmināhār

and from the riverconjH5104

river

עַדʿad

topronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

אַפְסֵיʾapəsēy

the ends ofnounH657

but · end · howbeit · less than nothing ···

אָֽרֶץʾāreṣ

the earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

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 72:8

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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