72:8 May he rule 1 from sea to sea, 2
and from the Euphrates River 3 to the ends of the earth!
8:8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea
and everything that moves through the currents 4 of the seas.
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.
4 tn Heb “paths.”