16 An handful of corn shall be sown in the earth, even in the top of the mountains, and the [a]fruit thereof shalt shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall flourish out of the city like the grass of the earth.

17 His name shall be forever: his name shall endure as long as the Sun: all nations shall bless [b]him, and be blessed in him.

18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel which only doeth [c]wondrous things.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Under such a king shall be most great plenty, both of fruit and also of the increase of mankind.
  2. Psalm 72:17 They shall pray to God for his continuance, and know that God doth prosper them for his sake.
  3. Psalm 72:18 He confesseth that except God miraculously preserve his people, that neither the king nor the kingdom can continue.

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