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Verse Psalms 72:6. _HE SHALL COME DOWN LIKE RAIN UPON THE MOWN
GRASS_] The word גז _gez_, which we translate _mown grass_, more
properly means _pastured grass_ or _pastured land_; for the _dew_ of
th...
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HE SHALL COME DOWN - That is, The influence of his reign will be like
fertilising showers. The word” he” in this place might have been
“it,” referring to his reign, or to the influence of his
governme...
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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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LIKE RAIN. Compare 2 Samuel 23:4....
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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...
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_He shall come down_&c. A condensed comparison, for, -he shall be like
rain coming down." The simile may have been suggested by the -last
words of David," 2 Samuel 23:4: cp. Proverbs 16:15; Hosea 6:3;...
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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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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 come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that
water the earth.
HE SHALL COME DOWN LIKE RAIN UPON THE MOWN GRASS. So David foretold
that Messiah would revive the world, as the r...
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72:6 earth. (k-16) Or 'land,' see Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 58:2 ....
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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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UPON THE MOWN GRASS] to start the new growth. LXX and V ulg. render,
'upon a fleece': cp. PBV 'into a fleece of wool.'...
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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 COME DOWN. — The rule of the monarch is to be beneficent as
the rain refreshing the earth, and covering it with blessings as with
verdure. Under a similar image, David’s last words (2 Samuel...
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יֵ֭רֵד כְּ מָטָ֣ר עַל ־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝
רְבִיבִ֗ים
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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 come (g) down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers
[that] water the earth.
(g) As this is true in all godly kings, so it is chiefly verified in
Christ, who with his heavenly dew, makes...
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Every verse is descriptive, more or less, of the glories of Christ,
and of the sure success and blessedness of his government. What a
lovely instance is this one! He shall come down as rain. How? Upon...
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6._He shall descend as the rain upon the mown grass. _This comparison
may seem at first sight to be somewhat harsh; but it elegantly and
appositely expresses the great advantage which is derived by al...
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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 COME DOWN LIKE RAIN UPON THE MOWN GRASS,.... That is, the
King and King's Son, the Messiah, whose coming is compared to rain,
and showers of it; see Hosea 6:3; and may be understood of his
in...
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He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that]
water the earth.
Ver. 6. _He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass_] That is,
he shall be very dear to us, and much delight...
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_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 subje...
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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...
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He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that
water the earth, literally, "like dewdrops, showers of rain on the
earth," the point of resemblance being in the gentle, restoring
fre...
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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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COME DOWN, to wit, by the influences of his government upon his people
under him. But this phrase doth much better agree to Christ, who was
yet to come, and who did come down from heaven, and brought...
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Psalms 72:6 down H3381 (H8799) rain H4306 mowing H1488 showers H7241
water H2222 earth H776
like -...
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Psalms 72:6
I. Christ's gracious visitations are essential to the comfort and
prosperity of the Church. This doctrine is evidently taught in the
text. The Church, without the manifestations of Christ...
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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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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.
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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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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_He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that
water the earth._
RAIN UPON THE MOWN GRASS
Some men say that Christianity is not genial, that the Christian
scheme exhibits God in a...
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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 72:5 WHILE THE SUN ENDURES, TILL THE MOON BE NO
MORE (that is, always). This span of time suggests that this psalm
ultimately refers to the Messiah. May they fear you
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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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2 Samuel 23:4; Deuteronomy 32:2; Ezekiel 34:23; Hosea 14:5; Hosea 6:3
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He shall come — Christ did come down from heaven, and brought or
sent down from heaven his doctrine, (which is often compared to rain)
and the sweet and powerful influences of his spirit....