Psalm 72:9

New American Bible - revised edition

May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick the dust.

Cross References

Genesis 3:14

Then the Lord God said to the snake: Because you have done this, cursed are you among all the animals, tame or wild; On your belly you shall crawl, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

1 Kings 9:18

Baalath, Tamar in the desert of Judah,

Psalm 110:1

A psalm of David. The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand, while I make your enemies your footstool.”

Psalm 110:6

Who judges nations, heaps up corpses, crushes heads across the wide earth,

Psalm 2:9

With an iron rod you will shepherd them, like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.”

Psalm 22:29

For kingship belongs to the Lord, the ruler over the nations.

Isaiah 49:23

Kings shall be your guardians, their princesses your nursemaids; Face to the ground, they shall bow down before you and lick the dust at your feet. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, none who hope in me shall be ashamed.

Micah 7:17

They will lick the dust like a snake, like crawling things on the ground; They will come quaking from their strongholds; they will tremble in fear of you, the Lord, our God.

Luke 19:27

Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.’” The Entry into Jerusalem.