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Psalms 72:9 — King James Version← Study notes

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.


Psalms 72:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:96 words
HebrewMeaning
לְ֭/פָנָי/וləpānāyw
before himpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
יִכְרְע֣וּyikərəʿw
they will bow downverbH3766
self) · bring down · cast down · couch ···
צִיִּ֑יםṣiyiym
desert-dwellersnounH6728
that dwell in the wilderness
וְ֝/אֹיְבָ֗י/וwəʾōyəbāyw
and enemies hisconjH341
foe
עָפָ֥רʿāpār
dustnounH6083
dust · earth · ground · morter ···
יְלַחֵֽכוּyəlaḥēkw
they will lick upverbH3897
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 72:9

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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