Psalm 72:
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Psalm 72
72:1 «[A
Psalm]
a for Solomon.» Give the king
thy
b judgments, O God, and thy
righteousness unto the king's
c son.
(
a) Composed by David concerning the reign of his
son Solomon.
(
b) Imbue the king with the Spirit of wisdom and
justice, that he reign not as the worldly tyrants do.
(
c) That is, to his posterity.
72:3 The
d
mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by
righteousness.
(
d) When justice reigns, even the places most
barren will be enriched with your blessings.
72:4 He shall
e
judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall
break in pieces the oppressor.
(
e) He shows why the sword is committed to Kings
that is, to defend the innocent, and suppress the wicked.
72:5 They shall
f
fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
(
f) The people will embrace your true religion,
when you give a king who rules according to your word.
72:6 He shall come
g
down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
(
g) As this is true in all godly kings, so it is
chiefly verified in Christ, who with his heavenly dew, makes his Church ever
to flourish.
72:8 He shall have dominion
also from
h sea to sea, and from the
river unto the ends of the earth.
(
h) That is, from the Red sea to the sea called
the Syriacum, and from Euphrates forward, meaning, that Christ's kingdom
would be large and universal.
72:10 The kings of
i
Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings
k
of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
(
i) Of Cilicia, and of all other countries beyond
the sea, which he means by the isles.
(
k) That is, of Arabia that rich country, of
which Sheba was a part bordering on Ethiopia.
72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and
l
precious shall their blood be in his sight.
(
l) Though tyrants pause not to shed blood, yet
this godly king will preserve his subjects from all kinds of wrong.
72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given
of the
m gold of Sheba: prayer also
shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised.
(
m) God will both prosper his life and make the
people willing to obey him.
72:16 There shall be an handful of corn in the
earth upon the top of the mountains; the
n
fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and [they] of the city shall flourish
like grass of the earth.
(
n) Under such a king will be great plenty, both
of fruit and also of the increase of mankind.
72:17 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
o him blessed.
(
o) They will pray to God for his continuance and
know that God prospers them for his sake.
72:18 Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel,
who only doeth
p wondrous things.
(
p) He confesses that unless God miraculously
preserves his people neither the king nor the kingdom can continue.
72:20 The
q
prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
(
q) Concerning his son Solomon.
Psalm 72:
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