Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal
Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:3-4

Psalms 72:3-4. The mountains, &c. Which are so dangerous to passengers, on account of robbers or wild beasts, which commonly abide there; shall bring forth peace Shall be travelled over, or inhabited, with perfect security and safety. Or peace is here put for that prosperity, ease, and plenty, which is the fruit of peace; when the mountains and hills are cultivated and tilled, and so are capable of producing abundance of grain, though naturally full of stones and barren. He shall... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:5

Psalms 72:5. They shall fear thee, &c. Most commentators consider the psalmist as suddenly turning his speech to Solomon here, and signifying that his wisdom and righteous administration of his government should redound to his everlasting honour, so that all posterity should continually esteem and revere him as the wisest and best of princes. They acknowledge, however, that in this he was a type of Christ, and that the words ultimately, and in their most sublime sense, are to be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:6

Psalms 72:6. He shall come down, &c. To wit, by the influences of his government upon his people, the administration of which shall be so gentle and easy, that it shall refresh and revive the hearts of his subjects, and render them a flourishing people. But this phrase much better agrees to Christ, who was yet to come, and who did come down from heaven, and brought or sent down from thence his refreshing and fertilizing doctrine, often compared to rain, and the sweet and powerful... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:7

Psalms 72:7. In his days shall the righteous flourish As the wicked shall be discountenanced and punished, so good men shall be encouraged, advanced, and multiplied. And abundance of peace as long as the moon endureth That is, as long as time and the world shall last. Which neither was nor could be the case under the reign of Solomon, which was not of very long duration, and the peace of whose kingdom was sadly disturbed, and almost wholly lost after his death; but which was, and more... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 72:1

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 ' s second investiture, 1 Chronicles 29:23 (921 B. C). The year before David's death. the king: i.e. David himself. judgments = just decisions (of David regarding Solomon). God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . righteousness: i.e. in all his (Solomon ' s) judgments, according to 1 Kings 3:5-9 . 1 Chronicles 29:19 , and 1Ch 28:5 , 1 Chronicles 28:7 .... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 72:2

judge, &c. = rule in righteousness. poor = oppressed (plural) See note on Psalms 70:5 . judgment = justice. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 72:7

the righteous. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "righteousness". read more

Group of Brands