Psalms 72:8-11

72:8 May he rule ¹  from sea to sea, ² 

and from the Euphrates River ³  to the ends of the earth!

72:9 Before him the coastlands ⁴  will bow down,

and his enemies will lick the dust. ⁵ 

72:10 The kings of Tarshish ⁶  and the coastlands will offer gifts;

the kings of Sheba ⁷  and Seba ⁸  will bring tribute.

72:11 All kings will bow down to him;

all nations will serve him.

Revelation 11:15

The Seventh Trumpet

11:15 Then ⁹  the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

“The kingdom of the world

has become the kingdom of our Lord

and of his Christ, ¹⁰ 

and he will reign for ever and ever.”

[72:8]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is a (shortened) jussive form, indicating this is a prayer of blessing.

[72:8]  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.

[72:8]  ³ tn Heb “the river,” a reference to the Euphrates.

[72:9]  ⁴ tn Or “islands.” The term here refers metonymically to those people who dwell in these regions.

[72:9]  ⁵ sn As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.

[72:10]  ⁶ sn Tarshish was a distant western port, the precise location of which is uncertain.

[72:10]  ⁷ sn Sheba was located in Arabia.

[72:10]  ⁸ sn Seba was located in Africa.

[11:15]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[11:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”