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Psalms 72:16

72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. shall be given: Heb. one shall give
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. endure: Heb. be his name shall be: Heb. shall be as a son to continue his father's name for ever

What does Psalms 72:16 mean?

Psalms 72:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פִּסָּה (piççâh), בָּר (bâr), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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There
shall
be
an
handfulפִּסָּהpiççâh/pis-saw'/H6451expansion, i.e. abundance
of
cornבָּרbâr/bawr/H1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
in
the
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
upon
the
topרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
the
mountains;הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
the
fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)
thereof
shall
shakeרָעַשׁrâʻash/raw-ash/H7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
like
Lebanon:לְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
and
they
of
the
cityעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
shall
flourishצוּץtsûwts/tsoots/H6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)
like
grassעֶשֶׂבʻeseb/eh'seb/H6212grass (or any tender shoot)
of
the
earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 72:16.

Exodus 19:20

And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing

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What does Psalms 72:16 say?

Psalms 72:16 (King James Version) reads: "There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth."

Is Psalms 72:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 72:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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