They that dwell in the wilderness.... — The Hebrew word in other places is used of “wild animals” (Psalms 74:14; Isaiah 23:13). Here apparently it refers to the nomad tribes wandering over the desert. The LXX. and ancient versions generally have “Æthiopians.”
Lick the dust. — The allusion is to the Eastern etiquette of prostration before a sovereign.
Verse Psalms 72:9. _THEY THAT DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS_] The ציים _tsiyim_, termed _Ethiopians_ by the _Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic_, and _Arabic_. The _Syriac_ terms them _the islands_. But it is l...
THEY THAT DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM - The word rendered “they that dwell in the wilderness” - ציים _tsı̂yı̂ym_, means properly those who abide in deserts, dry places, solitudes; and...
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 ...
LICK THE DUST. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Adjunct), App-6, for utter subjugation....
May all nations submit to this best of rulers, recognising the paramount claim of moral supremacy....
Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow down before him, And let his enemies lick the dust. Even the wild Bedouin tribes that roam at large through the desert, the freest of the free, submit to his...
DISCOURSE: 618 EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT Psalms 72:6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance...
IN THE WILDERNESS— ציים _ziim,_ is derived from a root, which signifies _to be dry_ or _thirsty,_ and is applied to barren grounds or desarts, parched up for want of springs and rains; and it means he...
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...
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...
THEY THAT DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS] the wandering desert tribes. LICK THE DUST] the attitude of abject submission....
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....
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...
לְ֭ פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝ אֹיְבָ֗יו...
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...
“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...
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...
_Earth. Attacking men as well as God. (Berthier)_...
The prophet having spoken of the blessedness of Christ's reign, here describes the extensiveness of it. Jesus is indeed the universal Emperor and Lord of heaven and earth. He saith himself, "All power...
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....
THEY THAT DWELL IN THE WILDERNESS SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM,.... In token of subjection to him, reverence and worship of him, to whom every knee shall bow, Isaiah 45:23. The Septuagint version, and others,...
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. Ver. 9. _They that dwell in the wilderness_] Wild, barbarous, rude people; such as were the ancient Briton...
_They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him_ That is, that inhabit solitary places. The Hebrew word, ציים, _tziim_, here used, (from ציה, _tziah siccitas, dryness_, or a _dry place,_) is a...
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...
They that dwell in the wilderness, the barbarians, the enemies of Christ and His Church, SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM, submitting themselves to His almighty power, since they refused to yield to His grace, Ph...
2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; b...
IN THE WILDERNESS; in solitary places; even rude and barbarous people, who lived without order and government among themselves; of which sort great numbers submitted to Christ, and received the gospel...
Psalms 72:9 wilderness H6728 bow H3766 (H8799) before H6440 enemies H341 (H8802) lick H3897 (H8762) dust...
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...
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,...
«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...
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 for...
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...
_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...
_His enemies shall lick the dust._ THE ENEMIES OF CHRIST SUBDUED I. Who are the enemies of Christ? 1. Those who maintain sentiments contrary to the Gospel of Christ. 2. Those who endeavour to subv...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 72:8 By submitting to the Davidic king, the Gentile kings bring themselves and their peoples under God’s own rule (see note on 2:12)....
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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 9:18; 1 Kings 9:20; 1 Kings 9:21; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 35:2;...