Psalm 72:9 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

Common English Bible

⁹ Let the desert dwellers bow low before him; let his enemies lick the dust.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.

English Standard Version 2016

⁹ May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!

Psalm 72:9 Cross References

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

1 Kings 9:18

and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

Psalm 110:1

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Psalm 110:6

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; He shall wound the heads over many countries.

Psalm 2:9

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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.

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.

Luke 19:27

But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.