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Psalms 72:15
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A psalmist offers a benediction over the reigning king, positioned between his redemption of the oppressed (v. 14) and the land's agricultural abundance (v. 16).
The words — תָמִיד (tamiyd), "continually," is the same word Leviticus uses for the perpetual daily offering (tamid), lending the prayer a liturgical weight of unbroken repetition.
The thread — The gold-from-Sheba motif echoes Solomon's annual revenue (1 Kings 10:14) and the eschatological caravans of Isaiah 60:6, while the universal blessing finds its fullest expression in Philippians 2:11.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to hold the image of endless human praise as a claim about the king's reign, not a vague hope, and to trace where that claim outgrows any single human ruler.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 10:14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Philippians 2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Jude 1:25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11 Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
- 2 Chronicles 9:4 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- 2 Chronicles 9:23 All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.