Psalms 72:15-19

15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,[b]and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Cross References 14

  • 1. S Genesis 10:7; Isaiah 60:6
  • 2. S Psalms 35:28
  • 3. S Genesis 27:28; Psalms 4:7
  • 4. Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 27:6; Ezekiel 34:27
  • 5. Psalms 92:12; Psalms 104:16
  • 6. S Numbers 22:4; Isaiah 44:4; Isaiah 58:11; Isaiah 66:14
  • 7. S Exodus 3:15
  • 8. Psalms 89:36
  • 9. S Genesis 12:3; Luke 1:48
  • 10. 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalms 41:13; Psalms 106:48; Luke 1:68
  • 11. S Job 5:9
  • 12. S 2 Samuel 7:26
  • 13. Numbers 14:21; Nehemiah 9:5
  • 14. S Psalms 41:13

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text "Lebanon," / "from the city"
  • [b]. Or "will use his name in blessings" (see Gen. 48:20)
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