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Before himלְפָנָיוthe desert dwellersצִיִּיםwill kneel,יִכְרְעוּand his enemiesוְאֹיְבָיוwill lickיְלַחֵכוּthe dust.עָפָר
Psalms 72:9
Study it in the app“Before him the desert dwellers will kneel, and his enemies will lick the dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 72:9, word by word
- Before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- the desert dwellersצִיִּיםtsiyim
desert dweller
One who lives in the desert: a nomad or a wild animal of the wilderness.
Where else “tsiyim” appears- will kneelיִכְרְעוּyichru
crouch
To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.
Where else “yichru” appears- and his enemiesאֹיְבָיoyvay
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appears- will lickיְלַחֵכוּyelachechu
lick up
Lick, pass the tongue over. In Numbers 22:4, to devour everything as an ox eats the grass.
Where else “yelachechu” appears- the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
The context
8And may he rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 · This verse (above)
10The kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands will pay tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.