Psalms 72:8 · Darby Translation
Psalms 72:8 in the Original Hebrew
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Psalms 72:8 in Other Translations
| KJV | He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. |
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| WEB | He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| ASV | He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth. |
| YLT | And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth. |
| WBT | He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. |
| DBY | And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. |
Commentary on Psalms 72:8
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Questions about Psalms 72:8
What does Psalms 72:8 say?
Psalms 72:8 in the Darby Translation reads: “And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.” Read it in the full context of Psalms 72, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Psalms 72:8 found in the Bible?
Psalms 72:8 is in the book of Psalms, chapter 72, verse 8, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Psalms 72:8 shown in?
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He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,.... The same is said of the Messiah in Zac 9:10; where he is manifestly spoken of as here, and regards the extent of his dominion; not over the land of Israel only, as some think; but over the Gentile world, through the preaching of the Gospel in the several parts of it; and especially as it will be in the latter day, when the kingdoms of this world will be his, and he will be King over all the earth; see Rev 17:14; which cannot agree with Solomon, whose dominion reached only to the land of the Philistines, to the border of Egypt, Kg1 4:21; but Christ's dominion will be, as it follows,
and from the river unto the ends of the earth; which, as Kimchi owns, is clear, if applied to the Messiah, since his government shall be over all the world. The note of Aben Ezra on the text is worthy of regard.
"If this is said concerning Solomon, the meaning is, from the Red sea to the sea of the Philistines; and from the river, this is Euphrates; and the ends of the earth mean the wilderness; (see Exo 23:31); and, lo, mention is made of the length and breadth of the land of Israel: and if of the Messiah, the sense is, from the south sea, which is called the Idumean sea, to the northern sea, which is the sea of the ocean; and from the river, the river that goes out of Eden at the beginning of the east, unto the ends of the earth, which is at the end of the west;''
though rather the sense is, from the Indian ocean, the great sea, unto the Mediterranean sea; and from the river Euphrates to the end of the world. This text is applied to the Messiah by many Jewish writers (z), ancient and modern.
(z) Raya Mehimna in Zohar in Exod. fol. 49. 4. Bemidbar Rabba, s. 13. fol. 209. 4. Baal Hatturim in Num. fol. 178. 4. R. Nachman. Disput. cum fratre Paulo, p. 41.