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In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Psalms 72:7 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
  • BSB May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
  • NKJV In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.
  • NASB May the righteous flourish in his days, As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
  • NLT May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

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Quick answer

In the king's days the righteous flourish and peace abounds until the moon is no more.

Overview

His reign produces both moral flourishing and lasting peace, described in terms suggesting endless duration. Righteousness and peace belong together under God's anointed ruler. This abundance of peace is fulfilled in Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose kingdom brings the flourishing of all the righteous (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 22

  • Isa 2:4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
  • Mal 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
  • Ps 92:12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
  • Isa 60:22A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
  • Isa 54:11–17O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
  • Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
  • Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
  • Isa 11:6–9The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
  • Isa 61:3–6To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
  • Eph 2:14–17For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
  • Isa 55:10–13For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
  • Isa 32:3–8And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
  • Luke 1:33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
  • Isa 35:1–10The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
  • Isa 61:10–11I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
  • 1 Chr 22:8–9But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
  • Isa 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
  • Ps 132:15–18I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
  • 1 Kgs 4:25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
  • Acts 4:32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
  • Isa 32:15–20Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 72:7 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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