Psalms 72:17

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 endure forever. Verse 16. THERE SHALL BE AN HANDFUL OF GRAIN IN THE EARTH UPON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS - i:e., Though there were but an handful, such shall be the fertility then, it shall yield a most abundant produce [ picat (H6451): akin to the Chaldee pac (H6446), part of a hand (Daniel 5:5; Daniel 5:24). But Hengstenbe...

17._His name shall endure for ever _The inspired writer again repeats what he had previously affirmed concerning the perpetual duration of this kingdom. And he doubtless intended carefully to distinguish it from earthly kingdoms, which either suddenly vanish away, or at length, oppressed with their own greatness, fall into ruin, affording by their destruction incontestible evidence that nothing in this world is stable and of long duration. When he says that _his name shall endure for ever, _it is not to be understood as merely implying that his fame should survive his death, as worldly men are ambitious that their name may not be buried with their body. He is rather speaking of the kingdom when he says that the name of this prince will continue illustrious and glorious for ever. Some explain the words לפני-שמש, _liphney-shemesh, _which we have rendered, _in the presence of the sun_, as i...

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; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many great and precious promises here made, which were to have full accomplishment only in the kingdom of Christ. As far as his kingdom is set up, discord and contentions cease, in families, churches, and nations. The law of Christ, written in the heart, disposes men to be honest and just, and to render to all their due; it likewise disposes men to live in love, and so produces abundance of peace. Holiness and love shall be lasting in Christ's kingdo...

Verse Psalms 72:17. _HIS NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER_] Hitherto this has been literally fulfilled. Solomon is celebrated in the _east_ and in the _west_, in the _north_ and in the _south_; his writings still remain, and are received, both by _Jews_ and by _Gentiles_, as a revelation from God; and it is not likely that the name of the author shall ever perish out of the records of the world. _ALL NATIONS SHALL CALL HIM BLESSED._] Because of the extraordinary manner in which he was _favoured_ by the Most High. I well know that all these things are thought to belong properly to Jesus Christ; and, in reference to him, they are all true, and _ten_ _thousand_ times more than these. But I believe they are all properly applicable to Solomon: and it is the business of the commentator to find out the literal sense, and hist

HIS NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Shall be forever;” that is, “He” shall endure forever. HIS NAME SHALL BE CONTINUED AS LONG AS THE SUN - As long as that continues to shine - an expression designed to express perpetuity. See the notes at Psalms 72:5. The margin here is, “shall be as a son to continue his father’s name forever.” The Hebrew word - נון _nûn_ - means “to sprout, to put forth;” and hence, to “flourish.” The idea is that of a tree which continues always to sprout, or put forth leaves, branches, blossoms; or, which never dies. AND MEN SHALL BE BLESSED IN HIM - See Genesis 12:3;...

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 stress laid upon "peace" (1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 3:7) accords with the peaceful reign (1 Kings 4:20-11) of "the peaceful one." The local allusions (1 Kings 3:10, 1 Kin

HIS NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER,.... As a King; for he is chiefly spoken of here in his kingly office: not merely the fame of him; for so the fame of an earthly king; even of a tyrant, may continue as long as the world does; but the meaning is, that he himself should continue in his office for ever: his throne is for ever and ever; of his government there will be no end; his kingdom is an everlasting one; he shall reign over the house of Jacob, and on the throne of David, for ever and ever: he shall have no successor in this his office, any more than in the priestly office; which is an unchangeable one, or does not pass from one to another: his Gospel is his name, Acts 9:15; and that shall endure for ever, or to the end of the world; until all his elect are gathered in, notwithstanding the violent persecutions of men, the cunning craft of false teachers, and the death of Gospel ministers...

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, and reigning in peace. Psalms 72:1. _Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son._ Our Lord Jesus Christ is both a King and the Son of a King. He is King of kings, and therefore our Sovereign by his own native right; but he is also our sovereign Prince as the Son of God. Oh, that the Lord would visibly give into his hands power over all the people of the earth! «Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.» Psalms 72:2. _He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment._ I

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 (Psalms 72:12) The last Psalm of this Exodus section describes the establishment of the promised kingdom, the kingdom of heaven on earth. Surely the Spirit of God directed the arrangement of the Psalms, and put each into the right place. Here we have a beautiful prophecy of what is yet to be and for which all is waiting now, in a time when every form of government has failed and law and order seems to go to pieces. The King and the King's So

AND MEN SHALL BE BLESSED IN HIM: ALL NATIONS SHALL CALL HIM BLESSED. Yea, all nations shall be blessed in him shall call him happy. "Blessed" is not the same word as in the preceding line. Hebrew. _a_. _h_ ar, cognate with _'ashrey._ See App-63. IN HIM. Thus confirming the promise to Abraham. See Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14....