Psalms 72:9
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 72
“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.”Psalms 72:9
What Does Psalms 72:9 Mean?
Psalms 72:9 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 72, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 72:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Matthew 2:1“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”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:”Psalms 95:6“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”Psalms 74:14“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.”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.”Psalms 21:8“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”Isaiah 45:24“Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.”Isaiah 52:15“So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.”Mark 5:6“But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,”Genesis 43:26“And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.”Isaiah 18:7“In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.”Acts 2:35“Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”Genesis 24:26“And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.”Isaiah 23:13“Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.”Luke 19:27“But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”Luke 20:43“Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.”1 Kings 9:18“And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,”1 Kings 9:20“And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,”Psalms 2:9“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
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