Psalms 72:5

People will fear ¹  you ²  as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 72:5

He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

biblegateway Psa 72:5

Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

biblegateway Psa 72:5

May he live as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon continues in the skies. Yes, forever!

biblegateway Psa 72:5

Outlast the sun, outlive the moon--age after age after age.

SABDAweb Psa 72:5

May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

bibleoremus Psa 72:5

May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

biblegateway Psa 72:5

They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.

biblegateway Psa 72:5

People will fear ¹  you ²  as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation. ³ 

¹ tn In this context “fear” probably means “to demonstrate respect for the Lord’s power and authority by worshiping him and obeying his commandments.” See Ps 33:8. Some interpreters, with the support of the LXX, prefer to read וְיַאֲרִיךְ (vÿ’a’arikh, “and he [the king in this case] will prolong [days]”), that is, “will live a long time” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

² tn God is the addressee (see vv. 1-2).

³ tn Heb “with [the] sun, and before [the] moon [for] a generation, generations.” The rare expression דּוֹר דּוֹרִים (dor dorim, “generation, generations”) occurs only here, in Ps 102:24, and in Isa 51:8.