Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:6
6. A beautiful figure expresses the grateful nature of His influence; read more
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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:7
7, and, carrying out the figure, the results are described in an abundant production. the righteous—literally, "righteousness." flourish—literally, "sprout," or, "spring forth." read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 72:1-4
This prayer for the ability to rule justly and righteously is similar to Solomon’s request for wisdom, which he voiced at the beginning of his reign (1 Kings 3:9). His references to the mountains and hills are probably metaphorical allusions to his government (cf. Psalms 30:7; Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 41:15; Jeremiah 51:25; Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:44; Revelation 17:9). Psalms 72:4 describes basic justice. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 72:1-7
1. A plea for ability to rule well 72:1-7 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 72:1-20
Psalms 72This royal psalm is one of two psalms that attribute authorship to Solomon in the superscription (cf. Psalms 127). It describes his reign but anticipates the rule of his successor, Jesus Christ, on earth in the future. [Note: Chisholm, "A Theology . . .," p. 270.] The psalmist prayed for the prosperity of the Lord’s anointed, ultimately Israel’s Messiah. Isaac Watts wrote the hymn "Jesus Shall Reign" after meditating on this psalm. [Note: Kidner, p. 253.] "The psalm is quoted nowhere... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 72:5-7
In Psalms 72:5, the antecedent of "them" in the NASB is "the oppressed" of Psalms 72:4, and "Thee" refers to God. In the NIV the translators, following the Septuagint, felt that the king was the subject of the whole verse. The Hebrew text favors the NASB rendering. In Psalms 72:6-7, the king is the subject.The effects of a just and righteous king, the type of person Solomon asked God to make him, are as beneficial to his people as rain and peace are to the landscape."It is the other side of... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:1-20
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., however, appears rather to be the prayer of a subject for the king. Some actual ruler—Solomon, Hezekiah, or another—is no doubt in view, but, as in Psalms 45, the royal figure is so idealised that the Ps. becomes truly Messianic, and applicable only to the perfect divine King, though it is nowhere... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 72:1
(1) The king . . . the king’s son.—The article is wanting in the Hebrew. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 72:1-2
(1, 2) 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 we are placed on practical ground; they refer to the faculty of judging in affairs of government, of coming to a great and fair decision. In fact, whether Solomon be the intended subject of the poem or not, the prayer made in his dream at Gibeon (1 Kings 3:9) is the best comment on these verses.... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:5
5. as long as . . . endure—literally, "with the sun," coeval with its existence, and before, or, in presence of the moon, while it lasts (compare Genesis 11:28, "before Terah," literally, "in presence of," while he lived). read more