Psalm 72:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
III
8 [a]May he rule from sea to sea,
from the river to the ends of the earth.(A)
9 May his foes kneel before him,
his enemies lick the dust.(B)
10 May the kings of Tarshish and the islands[b] bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.(C)
Footnotes
- 72:8 From sea to sea…the ends of the earth: the boundaries of the civilized world known at the time: from the Mediterranean Sea (the western sea) to the Persian Gulf (the eastern sea), and from the Euphrates (the river) to the islands and lands of southwestern Europe, “the ends of the earth.” The words may also have a mythic nuance—the earth surrounded by cosmic waters, hence everywhere.
- 72:10 Tarshish and the islands: the far west (Ps 48:6); Arabia and Seba: the far south (1 Kgs 10:1).
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