King James Version

Psalms 72:9

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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לְ֭פָנָיוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יִכְרְע֣וּyikhrevsinkכָּרַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “sink”, an unfinished actionH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.צִיִּ֑יםtsiyimwild beast of the desertצִיִּיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild beast of the desert”, the ordinary formH6728a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beastwild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness.וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יוveoyevayvand enemyאֹיֵבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.עָפָ֥רafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.יְלַחֵֽכוּyelachekhvlickלָחַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “lick”, an unfinished actionH3897to licklick (up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

Young’s Literal Translation

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

World English Bible

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

Darby Translation

The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Douay-Rheims

They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ προπεσοῦνται Αἰθίοπες, καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ χοῦν λείξουσι.