17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.


In Context

14 He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15 And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

16 There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.

17 His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

18 Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!

19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 72:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

72:17His 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

72:17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

72:17Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

72:17His 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 happy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

72:17His 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 happy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

72:17His 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

72:17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

72:17His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

72:17His 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.