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Verse Psalms 72:8. _HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION ALSO FROM SEA TO SEA_] The
best comment on this, as it refers to Solomon, may be found in 1 Kings
4:21; 1 Kings 4:24: "And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms...
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HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION ALSO FROM SEA TO SEA - There is probably an
allusion here to the promise in Exodus 23:31 : “And I will set thy
bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and...
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Psalms 72
The Kingdom Psalm
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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 ...
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FROM SEA TO SEA. From the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.
THE RIVER: i.e. the Euphrates. Same Figure of speech as above....
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_He shall have dominion also_ Render, And may he have dominion. The
form of the verb here is decisive in favour of rendering as a wish or
prayer, and governs the meaning of the verbs in Psalms 72:9, w...
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May all nations submit to this best of rulers, recognising the
paramount claim of moral supremacy....
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DISCOURSE: 618
EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT
Psalms 72:6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as
showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous
flourish, and abundance...
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HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION, &C.— This may mean, "From the _Sinus
Arabicus_ to the Mediterranean sea;" or may relate more generally to
the extent of Solomon's power by sea: _From the river unto the ends of...
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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...
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He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto
the ends of the earth. - Psalms 72:6 repeat in substance Psalms 72:1 -
the showers of righteousness and peace under Messiah shall...
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72:8 earth. (k-19) Or 'land,' see Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 58:2 ....
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FROM SEA TO SEA] from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. THE RIVER] RV
'the River,' the Euphrates in the E. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH] the
extreme W: see Exodus 23:31; 1 Kings 4:21....
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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....
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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...
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HE SHALL HAVE.... — The original is more poetical, recalling the
root idea of the verb, “may he tread down (the nations) from sea to
sea.”
That the river in the next clause is the Euphrates there can...
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וְ֭ יֵרְדְּ מִ יָּ֣ם עַד ־יָ֑ם וּ֝
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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...
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“KING OF KINGS”
Psalms 72:1
Solomon's reign opened as a morning without clouds. Much of the
imagery of this royal ode is derived from the circumstances of his
life. Compare Psalms 72:1 with his praye...
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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...
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He shall have dominion also from (h) sea to sea, and from the river
unto the ends of the earth.
(h) That is, from the Red sea to the sea called the Syriacum, and from
Euphrates forward, meaning, that...
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_High. With impudence; (Menochius) boldly despising others,
(Worthington) from their exalted station. (Berthier) --- They even
dare to contend with the Almighty. (Haydock)_...
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The prophet having spoken of the blessedness of Christ's reign, here
describes the extensiveness of it. Jesus is indeed the universal
Emperor and Lord of heaven and earth. He saith himself, "All power...
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_MESSIAH’S REIGN_
‘He shall have dominion.’
Psalms 72:8
In all probability Solomon was the writer of this psalm. _ A Psalm of
Solomon_. It ends at the 17th verse. Then follows a short doxology,
whic...
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8_He shall have dominion from sea to sea. _As the Lord, when he
promised his people the land of Canaan for an inheritance, assigned to
it these four boundaries, (Genesis 15:18,) David intimates, that...
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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....
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HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION ALSO FROM SEA TO SEA,.... The same is said of
the Messiah in Zechariah 9:10; where he is manifestly spoken of as
here, and regards the extent of his dominion; not over the land...
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He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto
the ends of the earth.
Ver. 8. _He shall have dominion also from sea to sea_] Solomon shall,
from the Mediterranean, in the west,...
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_He shall have dominion from sea to sea_ Either, 1st, From the _Sinus
Arabicus_, or Red sea, to the Mediterranean sea, for so far Solomon's
dominion extended; but so did David's also; and, therefore,...
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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...
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FROM SEA TO SEA; either,
1. From the Dead Sea or the Lake of Sodom, or from the Red Sea, to the
Midland Sea; for so far did Solomon's dominion extend: but so did
David's also; and therefore in that r...
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Psalms 72:8 dominion H7287 (H8799) sea H3220 sea H3220 River H5104
ends H657 earth H776
He shall -...
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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...
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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,...
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«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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 72:8 By submitting to the Davidic king, the
Gentile kings bring themselves and their peoples under God’s own
rule (see note on 2:12)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 4:21; Exodus 23:31; Psalms 2:8; Psalms 22:27; Psalms 22:28;...
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Dominion — From one sea to another, or in all the parts of the
habitable world. This was accomplished in Christ, and in him only. The
river — Euphrates: which was the eastern border of the kingdom of...