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Psalms 72:1-20

Contents: The glories of the reign of the coming King.

Characters: God, David.

Conclusion: A day is coming when all shall sing «All hail the power of Jesus name, let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem and crown Him King of All.»

Key Word: King, Psalms 72:11.

Strong Verses: Psalms 72:17.

Striking Facts: Psalms 72:11. Jesus Christ is coming to be acknowledged Imperial Lord and King by all men, no matter how high their state. Every knee shall bow to Him and every tongue confess that He is Lord to the glory of the Father. «Come quickly, Lord Jesus.»

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See also Psalms 72:1-20 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    PSALM LXXII _David prays to God for Solomon_, 1; _prescribes Solomon's work_, 2; _the effects of his administration_, 3-7; _the extent of his dominion_, 8-11; _his mercy and kindness to the poor,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    GIVE THE KING - Supposing the psalm to have been composed by David in view of the inauguration of his son and successor, this is a prayer that God would bestow on him the qualifications which would te...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 72 The Kingdom Psalm __ 1. The King, who reigns in righteousness (Psalms 72:1) 2. His kingdom from sea to sea (Psalms 72:5) 3. The blessings and the kingdom ...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TITLE. FOR SOLOMON. Not of, but concerning. See Epilogue by David for his son Solomon, and for his "Greater Son", the Messiah. Written after Solomon _'_. second investiture, 1 Chronicles 29:23 (921 B....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    God is the source of all judgement (Deuteronomy 1:17); the king is His representative for administering it. May God therefore grant him such a knowledge of the divine laws and ordinances by which he i...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A prayer that God will confer upon the king the gifts which he needs for the right exercise of his office. Then righteousness will bear the fruit of peace; redress and repression of wrong will promote...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _David praying for Solomon, sheweth the goodness and glory of his kingdom in type, and in truth of Christ's kingdom: he blesseth God._ _A Psalm_ for Solomon. _TITLE._ לשׁלמה _LISHLOMOH, FOR SOLOMON_—...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 72 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A People's Prayer for a Perfect King. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 72:1-4, Prayer for King of Royal Descent, that the Divine Attributes of Justice and Righteousness may be...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 th...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    72:1 For (f-1) Or 'Of,' or 'Concerning.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGMENTS.. RIGHTEOUSNESS] the qualities of a great and upright ruler: see Psalms 72:2. THE KING'S SON] a parallel expression for the king....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Title.—_A Psalm_ for (RV 'of') Solomon. The title in AV suggests that David is the writer, and Solomon the subject, of this Ps., but, as RV shows, the authorship is really ascribed to Solomon. The Ps....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE KING... THE KING’S SON. — The article is wanting in the Hebrew....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    The order of the words should be noticed — “judgments,” “righteousness,” “righteousness,” “judgment” — as offering a good instance of introverted parallelism. With regard to the meaning of the words w...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לִ שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְ מֶ֣לֶךְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 72:1 RIGHTLY or wrongly, the superscription ascribes this psalm to Solomon. Its contents have led several commentators to take the superscription in a meaning for which there is no warrant, as...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “KING OF KINGS” Psalms 72:1 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 with his praye...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a great psalm of the Theocracy. Incidentally the whole perfect order is revealed. God high over all enthroned, and in all actively governing. The king, appointed by God, and gaining his guidan...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    "[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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Asaph. See Psalm xlix. We shall not undertake to decide whether he composed or only sung this psalm; (Berthier) or whether he lived under David or Josaphat, or rather during the captivity. Those who a...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS This Psalm is entitled a Psalm for Solomon; but under that title we are taught by the divine word that it is a prophecy concerning the Lord Jesus; and a greater than Solomon is here. It is i...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1._O God! give thy judgments to the king. _(124) While David, to whom the promise had been made, at his death affectionately recommended to God his son, who was to succeed him in his kingdom, he doubt...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 72 introduces us, not to David in suffering and conflict, but to the full reign of peace and royal blessing. It is the Son of David we have here, the source and securer of millennial blessings....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    GIVE THE KING THY JUDGMENTS, O GOD,.... A prayer of David, or of the church he represents, to God the Father concerning Christ; for he is "the King" meant; which is the sense of the old Jewish synagog...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Psalms 72:1 «[A Psalm] for Solomon. » Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. _A Psalm for Solomon_] Whom his father David had crowned while yet alive; and now,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Give the king_ Namely, Solomon, who was now anointed king, although his father was yet living, 1 Kings 1:39; _thy judgments_ Either, 1st, Thy statutes and precepts, often called God's judgments; as t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MAJESTIC REIGN OF THE MESSIAH. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory and power and was filled with the blessings of the L...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Give the King Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the King's Son. The Messiah is King and the Son of a King. To Him God gives, equips Him with, His righteousness, with His judgments. Ever...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1 This psalm belongs to Solomon in part, but to Christ more fully and clearly. Solomon was both the king and the king's son, and his pious father desired that the wisdom of God might be in him, that h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    PSALM 72 THE ARGUMENT That this Psalm was made by David is evident from PSALMS 72:20, and that it was made with respect to Solomon is no less certain from the very title of it: and that David, or at l...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 72:1 Solomon H8010 Give H5414 (H8798) king H4428 judgments H4941 God H430 righteousness H6666 kings H4428 Son...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    GIVE THE KING The Psalm as a whole forms a complete vision of Messiah's kingdom so far as the Old Testament revelation extended. All David's prayers will find their fruition in the kingdom (Psalms 72...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    A Psalm for Solomon. This was David's dying bequest to his son Solomon, but a greater than Solomon is here, for this Psalm concerns the reign, triumph, and everlasting dominion of our Lord Jesus Chri...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This is a Psalm which relates to the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, not as the Man of sorrows, but as the King of glory; not as David, struggling to secure the throne; but as Solomon, seated upon it,...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «A Psalm for Solomon» much more for one who is greater than Solomon, the true Prince of Peace. Psalms 72:1. _Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son._ So it is...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 72:1. _Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son._ «Give the king thy judgments, O God.» The right to reign was transmitted by descent from David to Solomon...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The Hebrew doctors have transmitted this psalm as the last that David composed. It was sung at the inauguration of Solomon to the throne, when Zadok had anointed him to be king over Israel, and when t...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king’s son._ THE WORLD-WANTED KING Society cannot exist without laws: these laws require to be expressed and enforced, and whoever...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 72:1. The last psalm of Book 2 is a royal psalm. It is a prayer that David’s heirs might be faithful kings. That means ruling God’s people well, protecting the poor and need...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_A Psalm for Solomon_.” Margin: “Of Solomon.” Hengstenberg: “Solomon is named in the title as the _author_ of the Psalm. Attempts have been made, to no purpose, to inte...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE "title" attributes this psalm to Solomon, and the contents of the psalm are very favourable to his authorship. The prayer in Psalms 72:1 is an echo of that recorded in 1 Kings 3:9. The...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 72:1-20 is entitled, "A Psalm for Solomon." As we read this, we find that it goes far beyond Solomon and actually is a prophecy of that Son that was promised to David, even Jesus Christ, who would...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 22:12; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 1 Kings 1:39;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Judgments — He saith judgments in the plural number, because though the office of judging and ruling was but one, yet there were divers parts and branches, of it; in all which he begs that Solomon may...

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