Psalm 72:9
Strong's Lexicon
May the nomads
צִיִּ֑ים (ṣî·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6728: 1) a wild beast, desert-dweller, crier, yelper 1a) a specific wild beast but not certainly identified

bow
יִכְרְע֣וּ (yiḵ·rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3766: 1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bow 1a2) to bow down, crouch 1a3) to bow down over 1a4) to tilt, lean 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow

before him,
לְ֭פָנָיו (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

and his enemies
וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו (wə·’ō·yə·ḇāw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national

lick
יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ (yə·la·ḥê·ḵū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3897: 1) to lick, lick up 1a) (Qal) to lick up 1b) (Piel) to lick up

the dust.
עָפָ֥ר (‘ā·p̄ār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6083: 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Young's Literal Translation
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May desert tribes kneel before him and his enemies lick the dust.

New American Standard Bible
Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.

King James Bible
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.

New Living Translation
Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

English Standard Version
May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!

New American Standard Bible
Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.

King James Bible
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May desert tribes kneel before him and his enemies lick the dust.

International Standard Version
May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

NET Bible
Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

American Standard Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

English Revised Version
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Young's Literal Translation
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
















Cross References
Psalm 22:29
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

Psalm 74:14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Isaiah 23:13
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

Isaiah 49:23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 72:7
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Psalm 72:11
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
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