Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. New Living Translation Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long. English Standard Version Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! Berean Standard Bible Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long. King James Bible And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. New King James Version And He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised. New American Standard Bible So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And they are to pray for him continually; They are to bless him all day long. NASB 1995 So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless him all day long. NASB 1977 So may he live; and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless him all day long. Legacy Standard Bible So may he live! And may they give to him the gold of Sheba; And let each pray for him continually; Let each bless him all day long. Amplified Bible So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless and praise him all day long. Christian Standard Bible May he live long! May gold from Sheba be given to him. May prayer be offered for him continually, and may he be blessed all day long. Holman Christian Standard Bible May he live long! May gold from Sheba be given to him. May prayer be offered for him continually, and may he be blessed all day long. American Standard Version And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He shall live and gold of Sheba will be given to him and we shall turn to him always, and they shall bless him all day. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and men shall pray for him continually; and all the day shall they praise him. Contemporary English Version Long live the king! Give him gold from Sheba. Always pray for the king and praise him each day. Douay-Rheims Bible And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day. English Revised Version And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: and men shall pray for him continually; they shall bless him all the day long. GOD'S WORD® Translation May he live long. May the gold from Sheba be given to him. May [the people] pray for him continually. May [they] praise him all day long. Good News Translation Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always! International Standard Version May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day. JPS Tanakh 1917 That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, That they may pray for him continually, Yea, bless him all the day. Literal Standard Version And He lives, and the gold of Sheba [is] given to Him, | And prayer is continually made for Him, | All day He is continually blessed. Majority Standard Bible Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long. New American Bible Long may he live, receiving gold from Sheba, prayed for without cease, blessed day by day. NET Bible May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long! New Revised Standard Version Long may he live! May gold of Sheba be given to him. May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all day long. New Heart English Bible And he shall live, and the gold of Sheba shall be given to him. Men shall pray for him continually. He shall bless him all day long. Webster's Bible Translation And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. World English Bible He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long. Young's Literal Translation And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Endow the King with Your Justice…14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight. 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long. 16May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.… Cross References 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. and he Psalm 21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: John 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. to him 1 Kings 10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. shall be given. Psalm 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Psalm 45:4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. daily 2 Chronicles 2:11,12 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them… 2 Chronicles 9:1,4-8,23,24 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart… John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Jump to Previous Bless Blessed Blessings Continually Daily Gold Invoked Live Praised Prayer Prayers Prayeth Sheba TimesJump to Next Bless Blessed Blessings Continually Daily Gold Invoked Live Praised Prayer Prayers Prayeth Sheba TimesPsalm 72 1. David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom18. He blessed God (15) And he shall . . .--Literally, And he shall live, and shall give him of the gold of Sheba, and pray for him continually; every day shall he bless him. This can only refer to the man whose protection from harm and redemption from fraud and violence is mentioned in the last verse. The subject under the just government of the monarch will live, and will bring to his benefactor daily blessing, as well as rich gifts, with the gold of Sheba, and "with true prayers that shall be up at heaven, and enter there." The Prayer Book version, "prayer shall be made to him," is quite inadmissible. Gold of Sheba--i.e. (see Psalm 72:10), of Arabia (as in Prayer-Book). A Greek historian (Agatharchides), writing of the Sabaeans, gives an admiring account of the quantity of gold used in adorning and furnishing their houses. This wealth was probably acquired by commerce with India. Verse 15. - And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. He (i.e. Messiah) "shall live" - shall live on, and reign on, in his everlasting kingdom; and men shall bring to him of the gold of Sheba (1 Kings 10:10; Ezekiel 27:22), giving him of their best and rarest, in grateful acknowledgment of his goodness and protection. Prayer also shall be made for him continually. His subjects shall offer prayer for him continually, as Christians do when they pray, "Thy kingdom come" (Hengstenberg). And daily shall he be praised; rather, all day long shall they praise him.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Long may he live!וִיחִ֗י (wî·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive May gold מִזְּהַ֪ב (miz·zə·haḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky from Sheba שְׁ֫בָ֥א (šə·ḇā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7614: Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah be given וְיִתֶּן־ (wə·yit·ten-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him. לוֹ֮ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew May people ever תָמִ֑יד (ṯā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice pray וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (wə·yiṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray for him; בַּעֲד֣וֹ (ba·‘ă·ḏōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for may they bless him יְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ (yə·ḇā·ră·ḵen·hū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every day long. הַ֝יּ֗וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links Psalm 72:15 NIVPsalm 72:15 NLT Psalm 72:15 ESV Psalm 72:15 NASB Psalm 72:15 KJV Psalm 72:15 BibleApps.com Psalm 72:15 Biblia Paralela Psalm 72:15 Chinese Bible Psalm 72:15 French Bible Psalm 72:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 72:15 They shall live and to him shall (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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