Psalms 72:9

Before him the coastlands ¹  will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust. ² 

biblegateway Psa 72:9

The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.

biblegateway Psa 72:9

Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.

biblegateway Psa 72:9

Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

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Foes will fall on their knees before God, his enemies lick the dust.

SABDAweb Psa 72:9

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

bibleoremus Psa 72:9

May his foes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

biblegateway Psa 72:9

Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.

biblegateway Psa 72:9

Before him the coastlands ¹  will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust. ² 

¹ tn Or “islands.” The term here refers metonymically to those people who dwell in these regions.

² sn As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.