Psalm 72:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ His name shall endure for ever: His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him: All nations shall call him blessed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun [indeed, His name continues before the sun]. And men shall be blessed and bless themselves by Him; all nations shall call Him blessed!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Let the king’s name last forever. Let his name endure as long as the sun. Let all the nations be blessed through him and call him happy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning their last ends.

Psalm 72:17 Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves.”

Genesis 22:18

and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

2 Samuel 7:16

And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.’ ”

1 Chronicles 17:12

He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne for ever.

Psalm 21:7

For the king trusts in the Lord; and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Psalm 45:17

I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever.

Psalm 89:36

His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me.

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: this is my name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanu-el.

Jeremiah 4:2

and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”

Matthew 1:21

she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:23

“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanu-el” (which means, God with us).

Luke 1:48

for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;

Acts 3:16

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

Galatians 3:14

that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 3:14

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Philippians 2:10

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Colossians 1:3

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear and glorify thy name, O Lord? For thou alone art holy. All nations shall come and worship thee, for thy judgments have been revealed.”