King James Version
Psalms 72:19 in the King James Version says “And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 72 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.”
Psalms 72:19 · KJV
His 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. endure: Heb. be his name shall be: Heb. shall be as a son to continue his father's name for ever
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And blessed”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“be his glorious”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“be filled”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“be his glorious”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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