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And may he ruleוְיֵרְדְּfrom seaמִיָּםto sea,עַד יָםand from the Riverוּמִנָּהָרtoעַדthe endsאַפְסֵיof the earth.אָרֶץ
Psalms 72:8
Study it in the app“And may he rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.”
A psalm asks for a king who will do justice for the poor and bring peaceThe Kingdom of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 72:8, word by word
- And may he ruleיֵרְדְּyerd
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “yerd” appears- from seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and from the Riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- the endsאַפְסֵיafse
end
The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".
Where else “afse” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
“The River”: the Euphrates.
The context
7May the righteous flourish in his days, and abundance of peace until there is no moon.
8 · This verse (above)
9Before him the desert dwellers will kneel, and his enemies will lick the dust.