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Psalm 72:17–20

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17May his aname endure forever;

May his name 1increase 2bas long as the sun shines;

Let all nations 3cbe blessed in him;

dLet all nations call him blessed.

18aBlessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

Who alone bworks wondrous deeds.

19And blessed be His aglorious name forever;

And may the whole bearth be filled with His glory.

cAmen, and Amen.

201The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

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Psalm 72:19: Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!

Footnotes

  1. 1To obtain descendants; or sprout forth
  2. 2Lit before the sun
  3. 3Or experience blessing repeatedly, bless themselves
  4. 1Possibly one of the last prayers of David for Solomon, which Solomon incorporated into his psalm

Cross references

  1. aEx 3:15; Ps 135:13
  2. bPs 89:36
  3. cGen 12:3; 22:18
  4. dLuke 1:48
  5. a1 Chr 29:10; Ps 41:13; 89:52; 106:48
  6. bEx 15:11; Job 5:9; Ps 77:14; 86:10; 136:4
  7. aNeh 9:5; Ps 96:8
  8. bNum 14:21
  9. cPs 41:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

May his name endure forever,

his fame continue as long as the sun!

May people be blessed in him,

all nations call him blessed!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

who alone does wondrous things.

Blessed be his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory!

Amen and Amen!

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May his name endure forever;

may it continue as long as the sun.

Then all nations will be blessed through him,

and they will call him blessed.

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

Praise be to his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May his name endure forever;

as long as the sun shines,

may his fame increase.

May all nations be blessed by him

and call him blessed.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does wonders.

Blessed be his glorious name forever;

the whole earth is filled with his glory.

Amen and amen.

The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded.

NLTNew Living Translation

May the king’s name endure forever;

may it continue as long as the sun shines.

May all nations be blessed through him

and bring him praise.

Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does such wonderful things.

Praise his glorious name forever!

Let the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and amen!

(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

May his name endure forever.

May his name increase as long as the sun shines,

and let them be blessed in him.

Let all nations call him blessed.

Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

who alone does wonderful things.

And blessed be his glorious name forever,

and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

KJV 1900King James Version

His name shall endure for ever:

His name shall be continued as long as the sun:

And men shall be blessed in him:

All nations shall call him blessed.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

Who only doeth wondrous things.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever:

And let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.