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.


In Context

14 From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

15 And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

16 There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

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

18 Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

19 And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. 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 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 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.