The Meaning of Psalms 72:10 Explained

Psalms 72:10

KJV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

YLT: Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

Darby: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

ASV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The kings  of Tarshish  and of the isles  shall bring  presents:  the kings  of Sheba  and Seba  shall offer  gifts. 

What does Psalms 72:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 72:1-11 - "king Of Kings"
Solomon's reign opened as a morning without clouds. Much of the imagery of this royal ode is derived from the circumstances of his life. Compare Psalms 72:1-4 with his prayer for the listening heart, 1 Kings 3:9; the anticipations of peace, Psalms 72:3; Psalms 72:7, with his name, "the peaceful one;" the rule from sea to sea, Psalms 72:8, with 1 Kings 4:24; the presents from Sheba, Psalms 72:10, with 1 Kings 10:1-29. But Solomon's failure to realize his ideals compelled men to anticipate with great desire the advent of a greater Prince of Peace. Of Jesus alone is this psalm true in its details.
Notice the foundations of Jesus' reign, Psalms 72:1-4; the perpetuity of His kingdom, Psalms 72:5-7, and its universality, Psalms 72:8-11. The poor are His care. The peace He gives is in abundance and it passes understanding. Sun and moon may fail, but His love is unaffected by the flight of ages. The rain on mown grass and the distilling of the dew are not more gentle than His work in human souls that lie open to His approach. Take this glorious psalm and claim it, verse by verse, as true for you. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 72

1  David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom
18  He blessed God

What do the individual words in Psalms 72:10 mean?

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles presents will bring of Sheba and Seba gifts will offer
מַלְכֵ֬י תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִיִּים מִנְחָ֣ה יָשִׁ֑יבוּ שְׁבָ֥א וּ֝סְבָ֗א אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר יַקְרִֽיבוּ

מַלְכֵ֬י  The  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ  of  Tarshish 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּרְשִׁישׁ 
Sense: son of Javan. 2 a Benjamite, son of Bilhan. 3 one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia. 4 a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee.
וְ֭אִיִּים  and  of  the  isles 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִי  
Sense: coast, island, shore, region.
מִנְחָ֣ה  presents 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
יָשִׁ֑יבוּ  will  bring 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
שְׁבָ֥א  of  Sheba 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׁבָא  
Sense: son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth.
וּ֝סְבָ֗א  and  Seba 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְבָא  
Sense: a son of Cush.
אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר  gifts 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶשְׁכָּר  
Sense: gift.
יַקְרִֽיבוּ  will  offer 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.