Psalm 72

Endow the King with Your Justice// 1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17

Of Solomon.

¹Endow the king with Your justice, O God,

and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

• PS 72:1[FORESHADOW]'Give the king Your judgments, O God' → JN 5:22MEDIUM
• PS 72:1[NOTE]OF SOLOMON. This is one of two psalms with Solomon's name, with 127. Many think David prayed it for his son, 72:20.

²May he judge Your people with righteousness

and Your afflicted with justice.

³May the mountains bring peace to the people,

and the hills bring righteousness.

⁴May he vindicate the afflicted among the people;

may he save the children of the needy

and crush the oppressor.

⁵May they fear him as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon remains,

through all generations.

⁶May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass,

like spring showers that water the earth.

⁷May the righteous flourish in his days

and prosperity abound

until the moon is no more.

⁸May he rule from sea to sea,

and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

• PS 72:8[PROPHECY]The King would rule from sea to sea and to the ends of the earth → STILL TO COMEMEDIUM

⁹May the nomads bow before him,

and his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute;

may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

• PS 72:10[PROPHECY]Great kings (Magi) would visit Him → MT 2:1-11

¹¹May all kings bow down to him

and all nations serve him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who cry out

and the afflicted who have no helper.

¹³He will take pity on the poor and needy

and save the lives of the oppressed.

¹⁴He will redeem them from oppression and violence,

for their blood is precious in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live!

May gold from Sheba be given him.

May people ever pray for him;

may they bless him all day long.

¹⁶May there be an abundance of grain in the land;

may it sway atop the hills.

May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon,

the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

• PS 72:16[FORESHADOW]The grain of wheat falling into the ground (His death and harvest) → JN 12:24-25MEDIUM

¹⁷May his name endure forever;

may his name continue as long as the sun shines.

In him may all nations be blessed;

may they call him blessed.

• PS 72:17[PROPHECY]All nations would be blessed in Him and call Him blessed → GAL 3:8

¹⁸Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

¹⁹And blessed be His glorious name forever;

may all the earth be filled with His glory.

Amen and amen. ²⁰Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

• PS 72:20[NOTE]THE PRAYERS OF DAVID ARE ENDED. This ends Book Two. Some psalms of David still come later, so this line likely closed an older collection.