Psalms 72 · Verse 5

Psalms 72:5

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Psalms 72:5, King James Version

Psalms 72:5 in other translations

BSBMay they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
WEBThey shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
ASVThey shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
YLTThey fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation--generations.
DARBYThey shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
BBEMay his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
WebsterThey shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

What does Psalms 72:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. as long as ... endure--literally, "with the sun," coeval with its existence, and before, or, in presence of the moon, while it lasts (compare Ge 11:28, "before Terah," literally, "in presence of," while he lived).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 They shall fear thee - There is no sense in which this can be spoken of Solomon, nor indeed of any other man: it belongs to Jesus Christ, and to him alone. He is the Prance of peace, who shall be feared and reverenced "through all generations, and as long as the sun and moon endure."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 72:2-17

This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of…

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Psalms 72:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִֽירָא֥וּךָyi.ra.'U.khapeople will fear youH3372
עִם\־'im-withH5973
שָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.mesh[the] sunH8121
וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
יָ֝רֵ֗חַya.Re.ach[the] moonH3394
דּ֣וֹרDorgeneration ofH1755
דּוֹרִֽים\׃do.RimgenerationsH1755

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 72:5

  • Psalms 89:36-37

    His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

  • Daniel 7:14

    And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Psalms 72:17

    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.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • Psalms 89:29

    His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

  • 1 Samuel 12:18

    So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

  • Ephesians 3:21

    Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:24-25

    Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

  • Daniel 2:44

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  • Luke 1:32-33

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  • 1 Kings 3:28

    And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They shall.
1Sa 12:18; 1Ki 3:28
as long.
7,17; 89:29,36,37; Isa 9:7; Da 2:44; 7:14,27; Lu 1:32,33
1Co 15:24,25; Eph 3:21; Re 11:15

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Context

  • Psalms 72:4

    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Psalms 72:5

    They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

  • Psalms 72:6

    He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

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Psalms 72:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Temerte han mientras duren el sol y la luna, por generación de generaciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils te craindront, de génération en génération, tant que dureront le soleil et la lune.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Man wird dich fürchten von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht, so lange Sonne und Mond bestehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In labore hominum non sunt, et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur.