Psalm 72:9

New American Standard Bible 2020

May the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.

Cross References

Genesis 3:14

Then the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life;

1 Kings 9:18

and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

Psalm 110:1

The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

Psalm 110:6

He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.

Psalm 2:9

‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’ ”

Psalm 22:29

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will kneel before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Isaiah 49:23

“Kings will be your guardians, And their princesses your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground And lick the dust from your feet; And you will know that I am the Lord; Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.

Micah 7:17

They will lick up dust like a snake, Like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; To the Lord our God they will come in trepidation, And they will be afraid of You.

Luke 19:27

But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them in my presence.’ ”