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Psalm 72:9

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72:9Before him the coastlands22 will bow down,

and his enemies will lick the dust.23

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Footnotes

  1. 22 Or “islands.” The term here refers metonymically to those people who dwell in these regions.
  2. 23 As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

May desert tribes bow down before him,

and his enemies lick the dust!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May the desert tribes bow before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May desert tribes kneel before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

NLTNew Living Translation

Desert nomads will bow before him;

his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let the desert dwellers bow down before him,

and his enemies lick the dust.

KJV 1900King James Version

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

And his enemies shall lick the dust.