Psalm 72:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

New Living Translation
May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!

English Standard Version
May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!

Berean Study Bible
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

New American Standard Bible
May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.

NASB 1995
Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

NASB 1977
Let them fear Thee while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Amplified Bible
Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures, And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.

Christian Standard Bible
May they fear you while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May he continue while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Contemporary English Version
Let the king live forever like the sun and the moon.

Good News Translation
May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May they fear you as long as the sun and moon [shine]- throughout every generation.

International Standard Version
May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine — from generation to generation.

NET Bible
People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

New King James Version
They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

New Heart English Bible
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

World English Bible
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

American King James Version
They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

American Standard Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

A Faithful Version
They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure throughout all generations.

Darby Bible Translation
They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

English Revised Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, fro generatio to generation.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou shalt be feared as longe as ye Sonne and the Moone endureth, from one generacion to another.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They fear You with the sun, and before the moon, "" Generation—generations.

Young's Literal Translation
They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they shall fear thee with the sun and before the moon, generation of generations.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They shall revere you with the sun and before the moon to a generation of generations.

Lamsa Bible
They shall revere thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.
















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