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Psalm 72:16

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16There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains;

The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:

gAnd hthey of the city ishall flourish klike grass of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. gComp. 1 Kin. 4:20.
  2. iSee Ps. 92:7.

Cross references

  1. hNum. 24:19.
  2. kJob 5:25.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

May there be abundance of grain in the land;

on the tops of the mountains may it wave;

may its fruit be like Lebanon;

and may people blossom in the cities

like the grass of the field!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May grain abound throughout the land;

on the tops of the hills may it sway.

May the crops flourish like Lebanon

and thrive like the grass of the field.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May there be plenty of grain in the land;

may it wave on the tops of the mountains.

May its crops be like Lebanon.

May people flourish in the cities

like the grass of the field.

NLTNew Living Translation

May there be abundant grain throughout the land,

flourishing even on the hilltops.

May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon,

and may the people thrive like grass in a field.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

May there be an abundance of grain in the land

even on the top of the mountains.

May his crop sway like the trees of Lebanon,

and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.