Psalms

Psalm 72:7–8

⁷May the righteous flourish in his days

and prosperity abound

until the moon is no more.

⁸May he rule from sea to sea,

and from the Euphrates^b to the ends of the earth.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the righteous	צַדִּ֑יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
flourish	יִֽפְרַח־	yip̄·raḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6524 bud, sprout, shoot
in his days	בְּיָמָ֥יו	bə·yā·māw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
and prosperity	שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם	šā·lôm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
abound	וְרֹ֥ב	wə·rōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the moon	יָרֵֽחַ׃	yā·rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
is no more	בְּלִ֥י	bə·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1097 wearing out

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May he rule	וְ֭יֵרְדְּ	wə·yê·rəd	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
from sea	מִיָּ֣ם	mî·yām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
sea	יָ֑ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and from the	וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗ר	ū·min·nā·hār	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the ends	אַפְסֵי־	’ap̄·sê-	Adverb	H657 the two extremities
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 72:7 Isaiah 2:4 · Malachi 4:2 · Psalm 92:12 · Isaiah 60:22 · Isaiah 54:11–17 · Luke 2:14

Psalm 72:8 Exodus 23:31 · Zechariah 9:10 · 1 Kings 4:21–24 · Psalm 80:11 · Psalm 89:25 · Psalm 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.