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Psalm 72:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 72:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 Justice will reign in his days,
and peace will abound
until the moon is no more.
8 His rule will extend from sea to sea,[a]
and from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 His foes[b] will bow down before him,
and his enemies will lick the dust.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:8 From sea to sea: the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. The river is the Euphrates. Both details indicate the universality of the Messianic reign. Ends of the earth: an alternative translation is: “end of the land.”
- Psalm 72:9 His foes: literally, “the Beast,” a word referring to the tribes of the Arabian Desert, east of the Promised Land. Lick the dust: a sign of abject fear and defeat (see Mic 7:17).
