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.


In Context

14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

16 Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.

17 May 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.

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Psalms 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 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 Darby 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 bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

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.