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.
Verse Psalms 72:16. _THERE SHALL BE A HANDFUL OF CORN_] The earth shall be exceedingly fruitful. Even a handful of corn sown on the top of a mountain shall grow up strong and vigorous; and it shall b...
THERE SHALL BE AN HANDFUL OF CORN - “Of grain,” for so the word means in the Scriptures. The “general” idea in this verse is plain. It is, that, in the time of the Messiah, there would be an ample sup...
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 ...
HANDFUL. abundance. CORN. fine corn....
A concluding triplet of prayers, for the welfare of the king (Psalms 72:15), for the prosperity of his people (Psalms 72:16), for the perpetuation of his memory (Psalms 72:17)....
May there be abundance of corn in the land upon the top of the mountains: May the fruit thereof rustle like Lebanon; And may men flourish out of the city like grass of the earth. A prayer for the f...
DISCOURSE: 620 THE SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL Psalms 72:16. _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...
THERE SHALL BE AN HANDFUL, &C.— _"Let there be,_ or, _though there be_ but an handful of corn thrown into the ground on the top of the mountains, in stony and barren ground, it shall produce an abunda...
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...
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 sha...
72:16 abundance (n-4) Or 'handfuls.'...
AN HANDFUL] RV 'abundance.' IN THE EARTH] better, 'in the land.' SHAKE LIKE LEBANON] wave or rustle like the cedars of Lebanon. _They_ OF THE CITY, etc.] better, 'may men spring forth out of the city...
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...
AN HANDFUL. — Rather, _abundance,_ from a root meaning _spread._ The clauses, as arranged in the text, evidently miss the intention of the writer. Render, “Let there be abundance of corn on the earth...
יְהִ֤י פִסַּת ־בַּ֨ר ׀ בָּ † אָרֶץ֮ בְּ...
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...
“HIS NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER” Psalms 72:12 How is it that lands so distant as Tarshish, by the Strait of Gibraltar; so rich as Sheba and Seba in south Arabia; tribes so wild as the Bedouin of the...
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...
Here is an elegant figure to represent the fruitfulness of the gospel of Jesus, the seed of which, though but like a handful, or as the grain of mustard-seed, shall spring forth and produce such abund...
16._A handful of corn shall be _(142) _in the earth upon the top of the mountains. _The opinion of those who take _a handful _(143) for a small portion appears to be well founded. They think that by t...
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....
THERE SHALL BE AN HANDFUL OF CORN,.... By which are not meant the people of Christ, compared to corn, or wheat, in distinction from hypocrites, said to be as chaff, Matthew 2:12; who are but few, yet...
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. Ver. 16. _Ther...
_There shall be a handful of corn_ Which intimates the small beginnings of this kingdom, and therefore does not agree to that of Solomon, which was, in a manner, as large at the beginning of his reign...
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...
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains, that is, the spiritual offspring of the Messiah will be as abundant as the grain of the lowlands, which clothed even the h...
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...
AN HANDFUL OF CORN; which intimates the small beginnings of this kingdom; and therefore doth not agree to Solomon, whose kingdom was in a manner as large at the beginning of his reign ms at the end; b...
Psalms 72:16 abundance H6451 grain H1250 earth H776 top H7218 mountains H2022 fruit H6529 wave H7493 (H8799) Lebanon
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...
_There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon._ THE LIFE AND POWER OF THE GOSPEL I. Offer some expository remarks. 1. The...
_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...
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...
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 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Kings 4:20; Acts 1:15; Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4;...
A handful — This intimates the small beginnings of his kingdom; and therefore does not agree to Solomon, whose kingdom was in a manner as large at the beginning of his reign, as at the end, but it exa...