Psalm 72:7
New International Version
In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

New Living Translation
May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

English Standard Version
In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

Berean Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

King James Bible
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

New King James Version
In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.

New American Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days, As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

NASB 1995
In his days may the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

NASB 1977
In his days may the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

Legacy Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days, And abundance of peace until the moon is no more.

Amplified Bible
In his days may the righteous flourish, And peace abound until the moon is no more.

Christian Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days and well-being abound until the moon is no more.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

American Standard Version
In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The righteous shall spring up in his days and the abundance of peace until the moon passes away.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

Contemporary English Version
Let the king be fair with everyone, and let there be peace until the moon falls from the sky.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

English Revised Version
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May righteous people blossom in his day. May there be unlimited peace until the moon no longer [shines].

Good News Translation
May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.

International Standard Version
The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more.

JPS Tanakh 1917
In his days let the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

Literal Standard Version
The righteous flourish in His days, | And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

Majority Standard Bible
May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

New American Bible
That abundance may flourish in his days, great bounty, till the moon be no more.

NET Bible
During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

New Revised Standard Version
In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more.

New Heart English Bible
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

Webster's Bible Translation
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

World English Bible
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

Young's Literal Translation
Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Endow the King with Your Justice
6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth. 7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more. 8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.…

Cross References
Psalm 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Isaiah 2:4
Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

Isaiah 66:12
For this is what the LORD says: "I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.

Ezekiel 21:27
A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.'


Treasury of Scripture

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endures.

in his days

Psalm 132:15-18
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread…

Isaiah 11:6-9
The 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…

Isaiah 32:3-8,15-20
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken…

abundance

1 Kings 4:25
And 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.

1 Chronicles 22:8,9
But 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…

Isaiah 2:4
And 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.

so long as the moon endureth.

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Psalm 72
1. David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom
18. He blessed God














(7) Flourish--i.e., spring up and grow like vegetation after rain.

Endureth.--See margin, and comp. Job 14:12, "till the heavens be no more."

Verse 7. - In his days shall the righteous flourish. In Messiah's days, when his kingdom is fully established, the righteous will flourish and prosper, since the wicked will not be suffered to hinder them (comp. ver. 4; and see Butler's 'Analogy,' pt. 1, ch. 3). And abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth; literally, till there be no longer a moon (comp. ver. 5).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May the righteous
צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

flourish
יִֽפְרַח־ (yip̄·raḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6524: To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish

in his days
בְּיָמָ֥יו (bə·yā·māw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and prosperity
שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם (lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

abound,
וְרֹ֥ב (wə·rōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the moon
יָרֵֽחַ׃ (yā·rê·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3394: The moon

is no more.
בְּלִ֥י (bə·lî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as


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