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Psalm 72:8-10
Contemporary English Version

8 (A) Let his kingdom reach
    from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River
    across all the earth.
9 Force the desert tribes
    to accept his rule,
and make his enemies
    crawl in the dirt.
10 Force the rulers of Tarshish[a]
and of the islands
    to pay taxes to him.
Make the kings of Sheba
    and of Seba[b] bring gifts.

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Footnotes

  1. 72.10 Tarshish: Possibly a city in Spain.
  2. 72.10 Sheba … Seba: Sheba may have been a place in what is now southwest Arabia, and Seba may have been in southern Arabia.
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Psalm 72:8-10
New International Version

8 May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River[a](A) to the ends of the earth.(B)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
    and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(C) and of distant shores(D)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(E) and Seba
    present him gifts.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
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