Psalms 72:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
Psalms 72:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 72:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 72:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 72:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.”
Psalms 72:16 — World English Bible
Psalms 72:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Psalms 72:16 — American Standard Version
Psalms 72:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Psalms 72:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 72:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ 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. ”
Psalms 72:16 — Darby Translation
Psalms 72:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Psalms 72:16 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 72:16 in Context — Psalms 72
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.
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.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
What Does Psalms 72:16 Mean?
Psalms 72:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 72. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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