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Psalm 72:9-11
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9 May the desert tribes bow before him
    and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(A) and of distant shores(B)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(C) and Seba
    present him gifts.(D)
11 May all kings bow down(E) to him
    and all nations serve(F) him.

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Psalm 72:9-11
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9 May desert tribes (A)bow down before him,
    and his enemies (B)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (C)Tarshish and of (D)the coastlands
    render him (E)tribute;
may the kings of (F)Sheba and (G)Seba
    bring gifts!
11 May all kings (H)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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Psalm 72:9-11
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9 [a]May (A)the nomads of the desert (B)bow before him,
And his enemies (C)lick the dust.
10 [b]May the kings of (D)Tarshish and of the [c](E)islands bring gifts;
May the kings of (F)Sheba and (G)Seba (H)offer tributes.
11 [d]And may all (I)kings bow down before him,
All (J)nations serve him.

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  1. Psalm 72:9 Or The nomads...will bow
  2. Psalm 72:10 Or The kings...will bring
  3. Psalm 72:10 Or coastlands
  4. Psalm 72:11 Or All kings will bow down
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Psalm 72:9-11
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9 Let the desert dwellers bow low before him;
    let his enemies lick the dust.
10 Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute;
    let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts.
11 Let all the kings bow down before him;
    let all the nations serve him.

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Psalm 72:9-11
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9 Force the desert tribes
    to accept his rule,
and make his enemies
    crawl in the dirt.
10 Force the rulers of Tarshish[a]
and of the islands
    to pay taxes to him.
Make the kings of Sheba
    and of Seba[b] bring gifts.
11 Make other rulers bow down
    and all nations serve him.

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Footnotes

  1. 72.10 Tarshish: Possibly a city in Spain.
  2. 72.10 Sheba … Seba: Sheba may have been a place in what is now southwest Arabia, and Seba may have been in southern Arabia.
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