Psalms 72:9

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 49:23 : 23 Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the LORD; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
  • Mic 7:17 : 17 They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the LORD our God; they will be terrified of you.
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”
  • 1 Kgs 9:18 : 18 Baalath, Tadmor in the wilderness,
  • 1 Kgs 9:20-21 : 20 Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 21 Their descendants remained in the land(the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.
  • Ps 2:9 : 9 You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’”
  • Ps 21:8-9 : 8 You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you. 9 You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the LORD angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.
  • Ps 22:29 : 29 All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
  • Ps 110:6 : 6 He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.
  • Isa 35:1-2 : 1 The Land and Its People Are Transformed Let the wilderness and desert be happy; let the arid rift valley rejoice and bloom like a lily! 2 Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 72:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.

    11All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

  • Ps 72:8
    80%

    8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

  • Mic 7:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

    17They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the LORD our God; they will be terrified of you.

  • Ps 22:29
    74%

    29All of the thriving people of the earth will join the celebration and worship; all those who are descending into the grave will bow before him, including those who cannot preserve their lives.

  • 2 Sam 22:45-46
    2 verses
    74%

    45Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

    46Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • Isa 49:23
    72%

    23Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the LORD; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.

  • Ps 18:42-45
    4 verses
    72%

    42I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.

    43You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

    44When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

    45foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • Ps 89:23
    72%

    23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

  • Ps 9:3
    71%

    3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.

  • Zeph 2:11
    71%

    11The LORD will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the LORD in their own lands.

  • Ps 66:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

    4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!”(Selah)

  • Ps 22:27
    71%

    27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

  • 1 Sam 2:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.

    10The LORD shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The LORD executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one.”

  • Ps 47:3
    70%

    3He subdued nations beneath us and countries under our feet.

  • Ps 92:9
    70%

    9Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered!

  • Ps 86:9
    70%

    9All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.

  • Ps 68:23
    70%

    23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”

  • Hab 1:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.

    10They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.

  • Heb 10:13
    70%

    13where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.

  • Ps 110:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”

    2The LORD extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

  • Luke 20:43
    70%

    43until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

  • Ps 7:5
    70%

    5may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)

  • Isa 41:2
    69%

    2Who stirs up this one from the east? Who officially commissions him for service? He hands nations over to him, and enables him to subdue kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, like windblown straw with his bow.

  • Ps 102:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.

    15The nations will respect the reputation of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

  • Ps 76:11
    69%

    11Make vows to the LORD your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

  • Mic 5:9
    69%

    9Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed!

  • Deut 28:25
    69%

    25Curses by Defeat and Deportation“The LORD will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Ps 72:6
    69%

    6He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

  • Ps 10:10
    69%

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • Ps 110:6
    69%

    6He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

  • Acts 2:35
    69%

    35until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

  • Isa 60:6
    69%

    6Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the LORD.

  • Job 40:13
    69%

    13Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

  • Ps 89:51
    69%

    51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

  • Isa 25:12
    69%

    12The fortified city(along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down, he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.

  • Ps 138:4
    68%

    4Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O LORD, when they hear the words you speak.

  • Isa 2:10
    68%

    10Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the LORD, from his royal splendor!

  • Num 24:18
    68%

    18Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.

  • Ps 68:30
    68%

    30Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.