Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. Psalms 72:1.- God grants righteousness to His king in answer to prayer; whence righteousness and peace result among the people (Psalms 72:1); his reign of righteousness and peace reviving the world, as the showers do t... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. HE SHALL JUDGE ... THY POOR WITH JUDGMENT - the afflicted ones among the people of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. THE MOUNTAINS SHALL BRING PEACE TO THE PEOPLE. "Shall bring" - literally, shall lift up, in the sense publish, or proclaim (; Isaiah 52:7). "The mountains," as the prominent feature, represent the whole country... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. HE SHALL JUDGE THE POOR - He shall vindicate the cause of the afflicted. This verse expands , and introduces ; is drawn from this passage. Contrast, ; . THE CHILDREN OF THE NE... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. THEY SHALL FEAR THEE AS LONG AS THE SUN AND MOON ENDURE - literally, 'with, the sun and before (in the presence of) the moon.' The pious fear of God shall be the consequence of the righteous rule, salvation, and... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. HE SHALL COME DOWN LIKE RAIN UPON THE MOWN GRASS. So David foretold that Messiah would revive the world, as the rain refreshes the grass ().... [ Continue Reading ]
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. IN HIS DAYS SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH; AND ABUNDANCE OF PEACE SO LONG AS THE MOON ENDURETH - Hebrew, 'until the moon is no more' ( `ad (H5704) bªliy (H1097)).... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. - Psalms 72:6 repeat in substance Psalms 72:1 - the showers of righteousness and peace under Messiah shall bless the earth; this is followed by the consequent extension of His dominion universally (Psalms 72... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. -All kings shall serve, Him because He is the Saviour of the needy. 'True love conquers; men feel it at last, weep bitterly, and fall down at its knees like children' (Hengstenberg). Verse 12. FOR HE SHALL DELIVER THE NEEDY... [ Continue Reading ]
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. -Blessings shall abound on earth in consequence of His reign: all nations shall bless Him, and His name shall endu... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. -Doxology concluding this whole division of Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 3:1; Psalms 4:1; Psalms 5:1; Psalms 6:1; Psalms 7:1; Psalms 8:1; Psalms 9:1;... [ Continue Reading ]