Psalms 72 · Verse 8

Psalms 72:8

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Psalms 72:8, King James Version

Psalms 72:8 in other translations

BSBMay he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
WEBHe shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
ASVHe shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
YLTAnd he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
DARBYAnd he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
BBELet his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
WebsterHe shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

What does Psalms 72:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. The foreign nations mentioned (Psa 72:9, 10) could not be included in the limits, if designed to indicate the boundaries of Solomon's kingdom. The terms, though derived from those used (Ex 23:31; De 11:24) to denote the possessions of Israel, must have a wider sense. Thus, "ends of the earth" is never used of Palestine, but always of the world (compare Margin).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea - The best comment on this, as it refers to Solomon, may be found in 1Kgs 4:21, 1Kgs 4:24 : "And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms, from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt; for he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about him." Solomon, it appears, reigned over all the provinces from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, even to the frontiers of Egypt. The Euphrates was on the east of Solomon's dominions; the Philistines were westward, on the Mediterranean sea; and Egypt was on the south. Solomon had therefore, as tributaries, the kingdoms of Syria, Damascus, Moab, and Ammon, which lay between the Euphrates and the Mediterranean. Thus he appears to have possessed all the land which God covenanted with Abraham to give to his posterity. Unto the ends of the earth - Or land, must mean the tract of country along the Mediterranean sea, which was the boundary of the land on that side: but, as the words may refer to Christ, every thing may be taken in its utmost latitude and extent.

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 72:8 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.

וְ֭יֵרְדְּVe.ye.redand may he ruleH7287
מִיָּ֣םmi.Yamfrom seaH3220
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יָ֑םYamseaH3220
וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗רu.mi.na.Harand from [the] riverH5104
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
אַפְסֵי\־'af.sei-[the] ends ofH657
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

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

Cross references for Psalms 72:8

  • Exodus 23:31

    And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

  • Zechariah 9:10

    And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

  • 1 Kings 4:21-24

    And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

  • Psalms 80:11

    She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

  • Psalms 89:25

    I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

  • Psalms 2:8

    Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 89:36

    His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

  • Psalms 22:27-28

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He shall.
2:8; 80:11; 89:25,36; Ex 23:31; 1Ki 4:21-24; Zec 9:10; Re 11:15
the ends.
22:27,28

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Context

  • Psalms 72:7

    In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

  • Psalms 72:8

    He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

  • Psalms 72:9

    They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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Psalms 72:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dominará de mar á mar, y desde el río hasta los cabos de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dominera d’une mer à l’autre mer, et depuis le fleuve jusqu’aux bouts de la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er wird herrschen von Meer zu Meer, und vom Strome bis an die Enden der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam; iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt.