Sálmarnir 72:5

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5 Þá mun hann lifa meðan sólin skín og tunglið ber birtu, frá kyni til kyns.

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."