Psalms 72:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 72:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 72:9 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 72:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 72:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.”

Psalms 72:9 — World English Bible

Psalms 72:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 72:9 — American Standard Version

Psalms 72:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.”

Psalms 72:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 72:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.”

Psalms 72:9 — Darby Translation

Psalms 72:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They that dwell in ye wildernes, shall kneele before him, and his enemies shall licke the dust.”

Psalms 72:9 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 72:9 in Context — Psalms 72

7 Florecerá en sus días justicia, y muchedumbre de paz, hasta que no haya luna.

8 Y dominará de mar á mar, y desde el río hasta los cabos de la tierra.

9 Delante de él se postrarán los Etiopes; y sus enemigos lamerán la tierra.

10 Los reyes de Tharsis y de las islas traerán presentes: los reyes de Sheba y de Seba ofrecerán dones.

11 Y arrodillarse han á él todos los reyes; le servirán todas las gentes.

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What Does Psalms 72:9 Mean?

Psalms 72:9 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 72. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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