Psalm 72:16
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There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
In other translations
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
Hebrew words
יְהִיyehimay it beH1961פִסַּת־fisat-an abundance ofH6451בַּר׀bargrainH1250בָּאָרֶץba'aretzin the landH776בְּרֹאשׁberoshon [the] top ofH7218הָרִיםharim[the] mountainsH2022יִרְעַשׁyir'ashmay it waveH7493כַּלְּבָנוֹןkalevanonlike <the> LebanonH3844פִּרְיוֹpiryofruit itsH6529וְיָצִיצוּveyatzitzuand may people blossomH6692מֵעִירme'irfrom [the] cityH5892כְּעֵשֶׂבke'esevlike [the] vegetation ofH6212הָאָרֶץ׃ha'aretzthe earthH776
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Places: Lebanon