KJV King James Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
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Psalm 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
WEB World English Bible
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
ASV American Standard Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
Surrounding context — Psalm 72
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.
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Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.Micah 7:17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.Psalm 110:6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.1 Kings 9:20-21[And] all the people [that were] left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not of the children of Israel,Luke 19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.Isaiah 35:1-2The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Psalm 21:8-9Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.Psalm 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.1 Kings 9:18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,Psalm 22:29All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
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