Psalms Chapter 72 verse 17 Holy Bible
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 happy.
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May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
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His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
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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.
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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.
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His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
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His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - His Name shall endure forever (comp. Psalm 45:2, 6; Psalm 102:12; Isaiah 9:7). "The eternity of the Name is based upon the eternity of the kingdom" (Hengstenberg). His Name shall be continued as long as the sun (comp. ver. 5); or, his Name shall be renewed - shall spring again to fresh life. Dr. Kay compares an expression of Renan's, "Son culte se rajeunira." And men shall be blessed in him; literally, men shall bless themselves in him (comp. Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4). All nations shall call him blessed. With these words the psalm, properly speaking, ends. The doxology (vers. 18, 19) and the note (ver. 20) were probably appended by the arranger of the book.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Shall be continued.--Rather, have issue. Literally, send out new shoots.As long as the sun.--See Note on Psalm 72:5.Shall be blessed in him.--Or, bless themselves in him. The meaning is clear, though the Hebrew is rather vague. The monarch will himself be a source of blessing to his people, who will never tire of blessing him. The psalmist's prayer finds a genuine echo in the noble dedication of In Memoriam:"May you rule us long,And leave us rulers of your bloodAs noble, till the latest day!May children of our children say,'She wrought her people lasting good.' "For the doxology closing the second book, and for the note apparently appended by the collector of this book, "the prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended," see General Introduction.
