Psa 72:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 72:8-11: 72:8-11 The anointed king will rule over the whole world. Even hostile nations will submit to him. In the ancient Near East, bearing gifts to the king acknowledged his success and his reputation (see 1 Kgs 10 ). Summary for Ps 72:8-9: 72:8-9 from sea to sea: This phrase represents the whole world. • Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates River in the east to the Philistine territory in the west (1 Kgs 4:21 ; see Pss 80:8-11 ; 89:19-25 ), where the Mediterranean Sea appeared to be at the ends of the earth (see 2:8 ). Everyone will bow before this king, including the desert nomads (72:9 ), his enemies , and all the kings of the world (see Mic 7:17 ).

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‏ Psalms 72:8-9

Summary for Ps 72:8-11: 72:8-11 ^a The anointed king will rule over the whole world. Even hostile nations will submit to him. In the ancient Near East, bearing gifts to the king acknowledged his success and his reputation (see 1 Kgs 10 ^b).
Summary for Ps 72:8-9: 72:8-9 ^c from sea to sea: This phrase represents the whole world.

• Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates River in the east to the Philistine territory in the west (1 Kgs 4:21 ^d; see Pss 80:8-11 ^e; 89:19-25 ^f), where the Mediterranean Sea appeared to be at the ends of the earth (see 2:8 ^g). Everyone will bow before this king, including the desert nomads (72:9 ^h), his enemies, and all the kings of the world (see Mic 7:17 ⁱ).