Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 72:4
judge. vindicate.
children. sons.
judge. vindicate.
children. sons.
HE SHALL JUDGE THE POOR OF THE PEOPLE - The afflicted; the down-trodden; the needy. He would vindicate their cause against their oppressors; his reign would be one of impartial justice, under which th...
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 ...
A prayer that God will confer upon the king the gifts which he needs for the right exercise of his office. Then righteousness will bear the fruit of peace; redress and repression of wrong will promote...
An expansion of Psalms 72:2. The oppressed and defenceless are the special care of the true king, "whose glory is, redressing human wrong." He does justice to -the afflicted of the people"; he is the...
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...
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. HE SHALL JUDGE THE POOR - He shall vindicate the cause of the afflicted. Thi...
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....
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...
יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט ׀ עֲֽנִיֵּי ־עָ֗ם יֹ֭ושִׁיעַ לִ בְנֵ֣י...
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...
“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...
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...
He shall (e) judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. (e) He shows why the sword is committed to Kings that is, to defend the in...
Regard. They are not restrained by the thoughts of death, (Haydock) which they banish (Worthington) as much as possible. Protestants, "There are no bands ("of pain." Munster) in," &c. (Haydock) --- St...
By the same judgment and justice with which the Redeemer's reign shall be distinguished, while his poor and needy shall be upheld and blessed, his and their enemies must be destroyed. He shall take ou...
4._He shall judge the poor of the people. _The poet continues his description of the end and fruit of a righteous government, and unfolds at greater length what he had briefly touched upon concerning...
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....
HE SHALL JUDGE THE POOR OF THE PEOPLE,.... Of the people of God, whether among Jews or Gentiles; Psalms 72:2; HE SHALL SAVE THE CHILDREN OF THE NEEDY; whose parents being needy, they are so too, in a...
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. Ver. 4. _He shall judge the poor of the people_] Indeed all, indifferently, wi...
_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 perfe...
THE MAJESTIC REIGN OF THE MESSIAH. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory and power and was filled with the blessings of the L...
He shall judge the poor of the people, those who feel their spiritual need; HE SHALL SAVE THE CHILDREN OF THE NEEDY, those who depend upon Him alone, clinging to Him in true faith, accepting the right...
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...
JUDGE, i.e. vindicate them from their potent oppressors, as _judging_ is used, PSALMS 43:1, and oft elsewhere. THE CHILDREN OF THE NEEDY; whom the rich peradventure did seize upon for bondmen, upon so...
Psalms 72:4 justice H8199 (H8799) poor H6041 people H5971 save H3467 (H8686) children H1121 needy H34 pieces...
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...
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,...
«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...
Psalms 72:1. _Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son._ «Give the king thy judgments, O God.» The right to reign was transmitted by descent from David to Solomon...
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...
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...
_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...
_He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor._ ON THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR I. Look to the present situati...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Daniel 2:34; Daniel 2:35; Ezekiel 34:15; Ezekiel 34:16; Isaiah 11:4;...
Judge — Vindicate them from their oppressors....