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Psalms 72:16-17 in English

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Psalms 72:16-17 in American Standard Version (1901)

16 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.
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 happy.
Psalms 72 in American Standard Version (1901)

Psalms 72:16-17 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

16 And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me,
17 until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end.
Psalms 72 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Psalms 72:16-17 in King James Version + Apocrypha

16 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.
Psalms 72 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Psalms 72:16-17 in King James (Authorized) Version

16 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.
Psalms 72 in King James (Authorized) Version

Psalms 72:16-17 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

16 And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me,
17 until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end.
Psalms 72 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PSALMS 72:16-17 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

16 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 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 happy.
PSALMS 72 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Psalms 72:16-17 in Translation for Translators

16 I hope/desire that the fields will produce plenty of grain everywhere, even on the tops of the hills in the land where they rule, like the grain that grows on the hills in Lebanon. I hope/desire that the cities in Israel will be full of people like the fields are full of grass.
17 I desire that the names of our kings will never be forgotten. I hope/desire that people will remember them as long as the sun shines. I hope/desire that people of all nations will ask ◄God to bless them/that they will be blessed by God► just like he has blessed the kings of Israel.
Psalms 72 in Translation for Translators

Psalms 72:16-17 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

16 And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me,
17 until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end.
Psalms 72 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Psalms 72:16-17 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Psalms 72:16-17 in World English Bible (Catholic)

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Psalms 72:16-17 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Psalms 72:16-17 in Bible in Basic English

16 May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.
17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
Psalms 72 in Bible in Basic English

Psalms 72:16-17 in Darby Translation

16 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.
17 His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in Darby Translation

Psalms 72:16-17 in Douay-Rheims 1899

16 I studied that I might know this thing, it is a labour in my sight:
17 Until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning their last ends.
Psalms 72 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Psalms 72:16-17 in Free Bible Version

16 May there be plenty of grain in the land, even growing on mountain-tops. May the fruit on the trees sway like the trees of Lebanon. May the people in the city flourish like grass in a field.
17 May his fame live forever, may it last as long as the sun. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they praise him.
Psalms 72 in Free Bible Version

Psalms 72:16-17 in Geneva Bible 1599

16 An handfull of corne shall be sowen in the earth, euen in the toppe of the mountaines, and the fruite thereof shall shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall florish out of the citie like the grasse of the earth.
17 His name shall be for euer: his name shall indure as long as the sunne: all nations shall blesse him, and be blessed in him.
Psalms 72 in Geneva Bible 1599

Psalms 72:16-17 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

16 May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.
17 May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.
Psalms 72 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Psalms 72:16-17 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

16 There shall be a 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.
Psalms 72 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

16 There shall be an abundance of corn in the land; upon the top of the mountains its fruit shall shake like the trees of Lebanon; and men shall blossom out of the city like herbs of the earth.
17 His name will endure for ever; in the presence of the sun his name shall flourish: and men shall bless themselves with him: all nations shall call him happy.
Psalms 72 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Psalms 72:16-17 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

16 And I undertook to understand this, But it is too hard for me,
17 Until I go into the sanctuary of God; And so understand the latter end.
Psalms 72 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Psalms 72:16-17 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Psalms 72:16-17 in George Noyes Bible

16 There shall be an abundance of corn in the land; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as the grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in George Noyes Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

16 May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.
17 May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.
Psalms 72 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

Psalms 72:16-17 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

16 May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.
17 May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.
Psalms 72 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

Psalms [Praises] 72:16-17 in One Unity Resource Bible

16 There shall be an abundance of corn throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field outside the city.
17 His name endures forever. His name existed before the creation of the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms [Praises] 72 in One Unity Resource Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in Unlocked Literal Bible

16 May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the mountaintops may their crops wave. May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; may the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in World English Bible

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World English Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in World English Bible British Edition

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World English Bible British Edition

Psalms 72:16-17 in Noah Webster Bible

16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it 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.
Psalms 72 in Noah Webster Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in World Messianic Bible

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World Messianic Bible

Psalms 72:16-17 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalms 72 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Psalms 72:16-17 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

16 Steadfastness shall be in the earth, in the highest place of mountains; the fruit thereof shall be enhanced above the Lebanon; and they shall blossom from the city, as the hay of earth doeth.
17 His name be blessed into worlds; his name dwell before the sun. And all the lineages of earth shall be blessed in him; all folks shall magnify him.

Psalms 72:16-17 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

16 Steadfastness shall be in the earth, in the highest place of mountains; the fruit thereof shall be enhanced above the Lebanon; and they shall blossom from the city, as the hay of earth doeth. (May corn grow in all the earth, even on the highest places of the mountains; may the crops there be numbered above that of Lebanon; and may the people in the city increase like the hay, or the grass, in the fields.)
17 His name be blessed into worlds; his name dwell before the sun. And all the lineages of earth shall be blessed in him; all folks shall magnify him. (May the king’s name be blessed forever; and his name remain as long as the sun. And may all the peoples of the earth ask to be blessed as he was; may all the nations magnify him.)

Psalms 72:16-17 in Young's Literal Translation

16 There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
17 His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.