Psalms 72:20

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
KJV
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
WEB
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
ASV
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. BOOK III Psalm 73 A Psalm of Asaph.
DARBY
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
BLB
The prayers of David son of Jesse have come to an end.
ÅB
Ende på Davids, Isais sønns bønner.
OTB
Davids, Isais sønns, bønner er avsluttet.
B1930
Ende på Davids, Isais sønns bønner.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 23:1

    These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

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  • Luke 24:51

    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

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  • Job 31:40

    then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

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  • Jeremiah 51:64

    Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.

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