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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 72:15

He shall live] better, 'May he live, and may men give him.. may they pray,' etc. For him] PBV renders, 'prayer shall be made ever unto him': an indefensible translation, which has arisen from an exclusive reference of the Ps. to Christ.

16, 17. These vv. also are best read as a prayer. 'May there be.. may his name endure,'etc.

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See also Psalms 72:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 72:15. _TO HIM SHALL BE GIVEN OF THE GOLD OF SHEBA_] The Arabians shall pay him tribute. _PRAYER ALSO SHALL BE MADE FOR HIM CONTINUALLY_] In all conquered countries _two_ things marked t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND HE SHALL LIVE - So far as the lanquage here is concerned, this may either refer to the king - the Messiah - or to the poor and the oppressed man. If the former, then it means that the life of the...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HE SHALL LIVE. The accent (_rebia_) on "he" marks it as emphatic, and as to be distinguished from the plurals of the preceding verses, and rendered "they", as it is in Revised Version See the Structur...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The connexion and meaning are uncertain. The R.V. connects the verse with Psalms 72:14, placing a colon at the end of Psalms 72:14 and rendering, and they shall live: lit., as marg., _he_, namely, eac...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A concluding triplet of prayers, for the welfare of the king (Psalms 72:15), for the prosperity of his people (Psalms 72:16), for the perpetuation of his memory (Psalms 72:17)....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 619 CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT OF HIS CHURCH Psalms 72:12. He shall deliver the needy, when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. -All kings shall serve, Him because He is the Saviour of the needy. 'True love conquers; men feel it at last, weep bitterly,...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND HE SHALL... — Literally, _And he shall live, and shall give him of the gold of Sheba, and pray for him continually; every day shall he bless him._ This can only refer to the man whose protection f...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וִ יחִ֗י וְ יִתֶּן ־לֹו֮ מִ זְּהַ֪ב

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “HIS NAME SHALL ENDURE FOR EVER” Psalms 72:12 How is it that lands so distant as Tarshish, by the Strait of Gibraltar; so rich as Sheba and Seba in south Arabia; tribes so wild as the Bedouin of the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the (m) gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised. (m) God will both prosper his life and make the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    If I said, &c. That is, if I should indulge such thoughts as these. (Challoner) --- I should. Hebrew, "the generation of thy children will say, that I have prevaricated." (Pagnin) --- Or, "I should of...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here is another evidence of the perpetuity and everlasting duration of his kingdom; and another of the blessed consequences of it, in the prayers and praises continually and daily presented to him, an...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    15._And he shall live. _To refer the word _live _to the poor, as some do, seems forced. What David affirms is, that this king shall be rewarded with long life, which is not the least of God’s earthly...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE SHALL LIVE,.... Either the poor and needy man, saved and redeemed by Christ; he, though dead in trespasses and sins, shall live spiritually, be quickened together with Christ, and by his Spirit...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised. Ver. 15. _And he shall live_] The king shall, accord...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Psa. 72:15. It might have been rendered - "Prayer also shall be made _through _ Him continually, and daily shall he be blessed." The word rendered 'praised' is that which is commonly rendered 'blessed...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And he shall live_ Solomon's life and reign shall be long and prosperous: and He whom Solomon typified shall live for ever, and his kingdom shall have no end. _And to him shall be given of the gold o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And He shall live, the Possessor and the Giver of life, AND TO HIM SHALL BE GIVEN OF THE GOLD OF SHEBA, of the wealth of Arabia Felix, this being taken to represent the gifts of men as they throng to...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SHALL BE GIVEN: _ Heb._ one shall give...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE SHALL LIVE, to wit, long and prosperously, as Solomon did; yea, eternally, as Christ did. Other kings must lose both their lives and kingdoms; but this King, whom Solomon typified, shall live for e...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 72:15 live H2421 (H8799) gold H2091 Sheba H7614 given H5414 (H8799) made H6419 (H8691) continually...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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,...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And He shall live, and to Him shall be given of the gold of Sheba._ THE GREATNESS OF THE REDEEMER’S LIFE I. The greatness of His life is seen in the magnitude of its influence. 1. It is co-extensi...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 1 John 1:2; 1 Kings 10:14;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Live — Long and prosperous, as Solomon: yea, eternally as Christ. Gold — This was done to Solomon, 1 Kings 10:15, and to Christ, Matthew 2:11. But such expressions as these being used of Christ and hi...

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