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Ps 72:17 King James 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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
His name--or, "glorious perfections."

as long as the sun--(Compare Psa 72:5).

men shall be blessed-- (Gen 12:3; Gen 18:18).
 
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18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.