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Psalm 72 Commentary

He Will Bring Justice To The Poor

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KEY THOUGHT: In His days the righteous shall flourish [Psalm 72:7a NKJV]

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Psalm 72 NKJV

Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign

A Psalm of Solomon.

72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
²He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
³The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
⁴He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will ^[a]break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵^[b]They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
⁶He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
⁷In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

⁸He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
⁹Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.
¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
¹¹Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.

¹²For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
¹³He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

¹⁵And He shall live;
And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.

¹⁶There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

¹⁷His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.

¹⁸Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who only does wondrous things!
¹⁹And blessed be His glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.

²⁰The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Footnotes

a. Psalm 72:4 crush
b. Psalm 72:5 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. They shall continue

New King James Version (NKJV)

Psalm 72 Commentary

This psalm is more about Solomon than it is by Solomon. It can also be by an aged David writing concerning Solomon’s dynasty.

There is a strong feeling, as well as several hints, that the psalmist reflects God’s promise of an everlasting dynasty to David – 2 Samuel 7.

It must have been commonplace for people to praise earthly kings in divine tones. That is just how desperate humanity is for God’s presence. Man’s search for the Creator God is what we see when men and women long for longevity, leadership, authority, companionship, and prosperity.

When men age, they tend to withdraw to some ranch or farm. Again, we can see man’s wish to reconnect to the ground where he came from. Even babies have a special love for the soil. It is there in black and white. Man is still searching for his Creator.

The psalmist talks about an earthly king, but in words that reveal a deeper need for more. Let’s have a throne of justice and righteousness. And let it endure forever. Let there be dominion. We cannot run away from what God meant us to be.

“In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.” Verse 7. The psalmist has picked on Genesis Chapter 1, verse 28, with emphasis on prosperity. We have already seen the psalmist underline the need for dominion.

In answer to the psalmist’s prayer, an enlarged and blessed Solomon would go on and receive gifts from the queen of Sheba.

“May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.” We can go back to the Book of Genesis and see the LORD’s promise to Abraham. Isaac came and went, and so did Jacob and his 12 sons. Then David is about to go. Now the hope of the son through whom the nations would be blessed rests on Solomon, hence this prayer.

It would be another of David’s sons, long after Solomon, who would fulfill the Abrahamic blessing. With the man, Jesus Christ is an everlasting dynasty. The desire for longevity is more than satisfied with the blessing of immortality in the presence of the El-Shaddai God.

And the soil we always want to connect to shall fully be restored to us in the Garden of peace and tranquility – under the light of the Lamb of God. Then the crops will flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field. Grain will abound throughout the land.

It’s only the Lamb of God, in the person of the man Jesus Christ, who can rescue the needy from death. He rescues them from oppression and violence because their blood is precious in His sight. This should be good news to the world that constantly experiences fear and uncertainty.

It is these deep thoughts of eternity and the hope of restoration, it is the thought of longevity, dominion, and prosperity that closes Book two of the Book of Psalms. And so the prayers of David are ended by pointing to the future hope.

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It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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Quite thought provoking. Thank you for the passage of scripture.