Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Holman Bible
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
A Conservative Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
American Standard Version
They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Amplified
Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures,
And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.
Bible in Basic English
May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
Darby Translation
They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall fear thee with the sun and before the moon, generation of generations.
King James 2000
They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May he live long {while the sun endures} {as long as the moon} {for all generations}.
Modern King James verseion
They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt be feared as long as the sun and moon endureth, from one generation to another.
NET Bible
People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.
New Heart English Bible
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
The Emphasized Bible
Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.
Webster
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
World English Bible
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Youngs Literal Translation
They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
4 May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor. 5 May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation. 6 May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 89:36-37
His dynasty will last forever and his throne will be like the sun before me.
Psalm 72:17
May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.
1 Samuel 12:18
Samuel called upon the LORD that same day, and the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
1 Kings 3:28
When this decision that the king had handed down was announced, everybody in Israel was amazed at the king, because they all saw that God's wisdom was in him, enabling him to administer justice.
Psalm 72:7
The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more.
Psalm 89:29
I will establish his dynasty forever, and his throne as long as heaven endures.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the growth of his government and peace there will be no end. He will rule over his kingdom, sitting on the throne of David, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will accomplish this.
Daniel 2:44
"During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor its sovereignty left in the hands of another people. It will shatter and crush all of these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
Daniel 7:14
To him dominion was bestowed, along with glory and a kingdom, so that all nations, nations, and languages are to serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion it will never pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."
Daniel 7:27
Then the kingdom, authority, and magnificence of all nations of the earth will be given to the people who are the saints of the Highest One. His kingdom will endure forever, and all authorities will serve him and obey him.'
Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
1 Corinthians 15:24-25
Then the end will come, when after he has done away with every ruler and every authority and power, the Messiah hands over the kingdom to God the Father.
Ephesians 3:21
to him be glory in the church and in the Messiah Jesus to all generations, forever and ever! Amen.
Revelation 11:15
When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."