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Psalms 72:5

May people always fear and respect you, God, as long as the sun shines and the moon is in the sky.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Fear of God;   Gentiles;   Jesus, the Christ;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Missions, World-Wide;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Moon, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Sun;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heathen;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Moon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hope;   Messiah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Psalms;   Sin;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Generation;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Naphtali;   Sabeans;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Jesus christ;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Astronomy;   Sun (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Moon;   Prayer;   Sun, Blessing of the;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Let them fear You while the sun endures,And as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another.
Darby Translation
They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
New King James Version
They shall fear You [fn] As long as the sun and moon endure,Throughout all generations.
Literal Translation
They shall fear You with the sun, and before the moon in all generations.
World English Bible
They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
King James Version (1611)
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
King James Version
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt be feared as longe as ye Sonne and the Moone endureth, from one generacion to another.
Amplified Bible
Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures, And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.
American Standard Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Bible in Basic English
May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
Update Bible Version
May he endure as long as the sun, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Webster's Bible Translation
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
New English Translation
People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.
Contemporary English Version
Let the king live forever like the sun and the moon.
Complete Jewish Bible
May they fear you as long as the sun endures and as long as the moon, through all generations.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, fro generatio to generation.
George Lamsa Translation
They shall revere thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Hebrew Names Version
They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
New Living Translation
May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!
New Life Bible
May all the children-to-come fear You as long as the sun and the moon last.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.
English Revised Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Berean Standard Bible
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
New Revised Standard
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(71-5) And he shall continue with the sun and before the moon, throughout all generations.
Lexham English Bible
May he live long while the sun endures as long as the moon for all generations.
English Standard Version
May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
New American Standard Bible
May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
New Century Version
May they respect you as long as the sun shines and as long as the moon glows.
Good News Translation
May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.
Christian Standard Bible®
May he continue while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he schal dwelle with the sunne, and bifore the moone; in generacioun and in to generacioun.
Young's Literal Translation
They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
Revised Standard Version
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!

Contextual Overview

2 Help the king judge your people fairly. Help him make wise decisions for your poor people. 3 Let there be peace and justice throughout the land, known on every mountain and hill. 4 May the king be fair to the poor. May he help the helpless and punish those who hurt them. 5 May people always fear and respect you, God, as long as the sun shines and the moon is in the sky. 6 Help the king be like rain falling on the fields, like showers falling on the land. 7 Let goodness grow everywhere while he is king. Let peace continue as long as there is a moon. 8 Let his kingdom grow from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the faraway places on earth. 9 May all the people living in the desert bow down to him. May all his enemies bow before him with their faces in the dirt. 10 May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him. 11 May all kings bow down to our king. May all nations serve him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

They shall: 1 Samuel 12:18, 1 Kings 3:28

as long: Psalms 72:7, Psalms 72:17, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36, Psalms 89:37, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:27, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, 1 Corinthians 15:24, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Ephesians 3:21, Revelation 11:15

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:21 - as the days 2 Samuel 7:16 - General Jeremiah 31:35 - which giveth Jeremiah 31:36 - those

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They shall fear thee,.... The King Messiah, the Judge of the poor, and the destroyer of the oppressor: either the tyrants and oppressors themselves shall fear him, and such who have been aiding and assisting to them; see Revelation 11:11; or rather the people of God, the poor of the people, and children of the needy, judged and saved by Christ; who shall fear the Lord, both internally and externally, in the exercise of grace, and in the performance of religious worship; in all the parts of it, which are both included in the fear of the Lord; of which there will be many instances, both among Jews and Gentiles, in the latter day; see Hosea 3:5; and this they shall do,

as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations; or, "with the sun, and before the moon, generation of generations" r; that is, to the end of the world, until sun and moon shall be no more: so long will Christ have a seed to serve him:; see Psalms 89:36.

r Sic Eth. Syr. Arab. Apollinarius, Vatablus, & Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They shall fear thee - That is, “men” shall fear thee, or thou shalt be feared, or reverenced. The idea is, that his reign would continue, or that he would be obeyed during all the time mentioned here.

As long as the sun and moon endure - literally, “With the sun, and before the moon;” that is, as long as they have the sun with them, or have it to shine upon them, and as long as they are in the presence of the moon, or have its light. In other words, they would continue to the end of time; or to the end of the world. It does not denote “eternity,” for it is not assumed in the Bible that the sun and moon will continue forever; but the idea is, that as long as the sun shall continue to shine upon the earth - as long as people shall dwell upon the earth - the kingdom would be perpetual. There would be no change of dynasty; no new empire would arise to displace and to supersede this. This would be the dynasty under which the affairs of the world would be wound up; this the kingdom which would be found at the consummation of all things. The reign of the Messiah will be the “final” reign in the earth; that under which the affairs of earth will close.

Throughout all generations - While the generations of people dwell on the earth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 72:5. They shall fear thee — There is no sense in which this can be spoken of Solomon, nor indeed of any other man: it belongs to Jesus Christ, and to him alone. He is the Prince of peace, who shall be feared and reverenced "through all generations, and as long as the sun and moon endure."


 
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