Psalms 72:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow{H8799)} before him; and his enemies{H8802)} shall lick{H8762)} the dust.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃

Transliteration

Before-pānāyw yikrəʿû ṣîyîm and-ʾōyəbāyw ʿāpār yəlaḥēkû

Grammar Details

*lə-pānāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him
*yikrəʿû*: verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will bow down
*ṣîyîm*: noun, masculine, plural - desert dwellers/wild animals
*wə-ʾōyəbāyw*: conjunction + noun, masculine, plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his enemies
*ʿāpār*: noun, masculine, singular - dust
*yəlaḥēkû*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will lick

Word Meanings

*pānāyw*: his face/his presence/before him
*yikrəʿû*: they will bow/kneel/fall prostrate
*ṣîyîm*: desert dwellers/inhabitants of dry places/wild beasts
*ʾōyəbāyw*: his enemies/adversaries/foes
*ʿāpār*: dust/dirt/powder
*yəlaḥēkû*: they will lick/lap up

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Referenced Verses

Isa 49:23 : 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.
Mic 7:17 : 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.
Luke 19:27 : 27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
1 Kgs 9:18 : 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kgs 9:20-21 : 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
Ps 2:9 : 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Ps 21:8-9 : 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Ps 22:29 : 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.
Ps 110:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Ps 110:6 : 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Isa 35:1-2 : 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

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