Psalms 72:19

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

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אָ֘מֵ֥ן

ʼâmên

H543

“truly”

Adverb

Appears 30× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Numbers 5:22

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H539

TWOT: 116b

verily, truly, amen, so be it

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
9: distinct lemmas
Wisdom: section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

אָ֘מֵ֥ן truly H543 occurs in 24 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

2 verbs
6 nouns
2 adverbs
1 particle

Verb forms

וּבָר֤וּךְ Qal · Participle Passive
וְיִמָּלֵ֣א Niphal · Imperfect

Repetition

Words recur within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

כְּבוֹד֗וֹ glory H3519 ×2
אָ֘מֵ֥ן truly H543 ×2

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 18 words from the Hebrew and 29 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Psalms 72:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Numbers 14:21 but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Yahweh;
Matthew 6:10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
Matthew 6:13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.'
Revelation 5:13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"
Isaiah 6:3 One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!"
Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalms 89:52 Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen.
Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
Revelation 22:20 He who testifies these things says, "Yes, I come quickly." Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
Zechariah 14:9 Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.
Revelation 1:18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations," says Yahweh of Hosts.
Jeremiah 28:6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Yahweh do so; Yahweh perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahweh's house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon to this place.
Numbers 5:22 and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.' The woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.'

1 Kings 1:36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so [too].

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

You’re reading Greek Psalm 71 (Hebrew Psalm 72). The Septuagint counts the superscription, so verse numbers can differ from the Hebrew — chapter-level alignment, not verse-by-verse. Numbering follows Rahlfs.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew Psalms 72:19 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וּבָר֤וּךְ שֵׁ֥ם כְּבוֹד֗וֹ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם וְיִמָּלֵ֣א כְ֭בוֹדוֹ אֶת כֹּ֥ל הָאָ֗רֶץ אָ֘מֵ֥ן וְאָמֵֽן

Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX Greek Psalm 71:19 Septuagint · lemma form

καί εὐλογητός ὁ ὄνομα ὁ δόξα αὐτός εἰς ὁ αἰών καί εἰς ὁ αἰών ὁ αἰών καί πληρόω ὁ δόξα αὐτός πᾶς ὁ γῆ γίγνομαι γίγνομαι

And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on Psalms 72:19 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

Psa 72:19 And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Ver. 19. And blessed be his glorious name] Blessed and blessed; so unsatisfiable and unweariable are the saints in blessing God for a Christ; and surely God expecteth that with one mind and one mouth this should be done by all his, at all times, Rom 15:6, and that they should say to Christ, as Jdg 8:22. Rule thou over us, for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

Amen, and Amen] {See Trapp on "Psa 41:13"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Biblical Illustrator

Joseph S. Exell

Psa_72:19

Let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen.

Davids dying prayer

There was a time when this prayer was unnecessary, for the whole earth was filled with His glory. And, in a sense, it is still unnecessary. For the whole earth is filled with Gods glory. All Thy works praise Thee, O God. But David intended this prayer in another sense. He longed that men who have revolted from God should all return to Him. But--

I. Let us explain the prayer. It is a large and massive one. It includes the whole earth. It seeks--

1. That in every country;

2. In every family.

3. In every individual heart, the true religion of God may be made known.

II. Let us stir up our hearts thus to pray. I would have you all, like the Crusaders, because Deus vult, rush forward to this great battle of the Lord. For--

1. Think of the Majesty of God.

2. His love on Calvary.

3. Of the needs of men, how great, how pressing.

III. Counsels in the pursuit of this object.

1. You must in your own life remove all hindrances to it.

2. You must forsake all sin. God will help you. Will not some volunteer in this service? (C. H. Spurgeon.)

The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 19. Let the whole earth be filled with his glory] Let the Gospel-the light, the Spirit, and power of Christ, fill the world.

Amen] So let it be.

And Amen.] So it shall be. Hallelujah!

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

19. his glorious name] Lit. the name of his glory, as in Neh_9:5. Cp the similar phrase in 1Ch_29:13; Isa_63:14. The Name of His glory is the compendious expression for the Majesty of His Being, as it is revealed to men.

and let the whole earth &c.] From Num_14:21.

Amen, and Amen] So it is: the response of the congregation, affirming the ascription of praise on their own behalf (Psa_106:48; Neh_8:6).

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And blessed be his glorious name for ever,.... Every name of Christ is glorious in itself, and precious to his people; "like ointment poured forth", as his name Messiah, to which the allusion is in Sol 1:3; his name Immanuel, God with us, Isa 7:14; Jehovah our righteousness, Jer 23:6; Jesus a Saviour; as well as what belongs to his royal dignity, King of kings, and Lord of lords; a name above every name that is named in this world, or that to come;

and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; as it will be, when his kingdom shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth; when the little stone cut out without hands shall become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth; when the Gospel shall be spread all over the world; and the earth be filled with the knowledge of Christ, by means of it, as the waters cover the sea; and when all nations shall come and worship before him.

Amen, and Amen; which word added is expressive of the desires of the psalmist, that all that he had said might come to pass; and of his faith, that so it would be: and it is repeated to show the vehemence of his desires, and the strength of his faith.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And blessed be his glorious name for ever - The name by which he is known - referring perhaps particularly to his name “Yahweh.” Still the prayer would be, that all the names by which he is known, all by which he has revealed himself, might be regarded with veneration always and everywhere.

And let the whole earth be filled with his glory - With the knowledge of himself; with the manifestations of his presence; with the influences of his religion. Compare Num 14:21. This prayer was especially appropriate at the close of a psalm designed to celebrate the glorious reign of the Messiah. Under that reign the earth will be, in fact, filled with the glory of God; the world will be a world of glory. Assuredly all who love God, and who love mankind, all who desire that God may be honored, and that the world may be blessed and happy, will unite in this fervent prayer, and reecho the hearty “Amen and amen” of the psalmist.

Amen, and amen - So be it. Let this occur. Let this time come. The expression is doubled to denote intensity of feeling. It is the going out of a heart full of desire that this might be so.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

Heb. the whole earth shall be filled with his glory. For this may be either a prayer for or a prophecy of the spreading of the true religion in the Gentile world; which evidently relates to Christ and his kingdom.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Lesson kit

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Psalms, in the Wisdom, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is ʼâmên (“truly”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “truly” (ʼâmên) contribute to the verse as a whole?
How does Numbers 5:22, which shares the word «truly», read alongside this verse?
What does the repetition of “glory” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
«וּבָר֤וּךְ» is a Qal Participle Passive verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
Compare how Trapp's Complete Commentary and The Biblical Illustrator read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 5 words in this verse.
“glory” occurs 2× in this single verse.
9 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 11 words in this verse.