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Psalms 72:16

Lebanon
Justice

14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15 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.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 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.

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May 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.
KJV
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
WEB
Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
ASV
There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
DARBY
There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
BLB
There shall be an abundance of grain in the land; on the top of the mountains it shall wave, its fruit like Lebanon; and the [people] of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.
ÅB
Det skal bli overflod av korn i landet på fjellenes topp, dets frukt skal suse som Libanon, og det skal fremblomstre folk av byene som gresset på jorden.
OTB
Måtte det være overflod av korn på jorden, selv på fjelltoppene;
Dens frukt vil vaie som Libanons sedrer;
Og måtte de fra byen blomstre som jordens vegetasjon.
B1930
Det skal bli overflod av korn i landet på fjellenes topp, dets frukt skal suse som Libanon, og det skal fremblomstre folk av byene som gresset på jorden.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 4:20

    Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

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  • Revelation 7:9

    After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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  • Job 8:7

    Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

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  • Job 5:25

    Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

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  • Isaiah 29:17

    Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:6–9

    I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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  • Isaiah 30:23

    Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

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  • Mark 16:15–16

    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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