Text -- Psalms 72:8 (NET)

72:8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 72:8

¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is a (shortened) jussive form, indicating this is a prayer of blessing.

² sn From sea to sea. This may mean from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east. See Amos 8:12. The language of this and the following line also appears in Zech 9:10.

³ tn Heb “the river,” a reference to the Euphrates.