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Verse Psalms 72:7. _IN HIS DAYS SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH_] There
was nothing but peace and prosperity all the days of Solomon: for, "In
his days Judah and Israel dwelt safely; every man under his...
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IN HIS DAYS SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH - It will be a period when
just and upright people will be protected, or when they shall receive
the countenance of him who reigns. The administration of the k...
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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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THE RIGHTEOUS. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate,
read "righteousness"....
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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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_flourish_ The metaphor follows naturally upon that of the preceding
verse. Cp. Proverbs 11:28; Psalms 92:12-13. For _the righteous_LXX,
Jer., Syr. read _righteousness_, which suits the parallelism be...
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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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In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so
long as the moon endureth.
IN HIS DAYS SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH; AND ABUNDANCE OF PEACE SO
LONG AS THE MOON ENDURETH - Hebre...
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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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FLOURISH — _i.e.,_ spring up and grow like vegetation after rain.
ENDURETH. — See margin, and comp. Job 14:12, “till the heavens be
no more.”...
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יִֽפְרַח ־בְּ יָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק וְ
רֹ֥ב שָׁ֝לֹ
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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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Fatness. Abundance, and temporal prosperity, which have encouraged
them in their iniquity; and made them give themselves up to their
irregular affections. (Challoner) --- This sense is better than the...
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This verse very sweetly and properly follows the former, for where
Christ comes down on a nation, or a people, or family, or any
individual; all the blessings of mercy and peace will follow. From
when...
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7._In his days shall the righteous flourish _It is unnecessary for me
frequently to repeat what I have once stated, that all these sentences
depend upon the first verse. David, therefore, prayed 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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IN HIS DAYS SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH,.... As the grass of the
field, Psalms 72:16; the dews and rain of grace descending upon them;
and as a branch, Proverbs 11:28. They being branches in Christ t...
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In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so
long as the moon endureth.
Ver. 7. _In his days shall the righteous flourish_] As watered
gardens, Jeremiah 31:12, or as the willow...
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_In his days shall the righteous flourish_ As the wicked shall be
discountenanced and punished, so good men shall be encouraged,
advanced, and multiplied. _And abundance of peace as long as the moon
e...
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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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In His days, as the result of these rich spiritual blessings, SHALL
THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH, blooming and thriving before Him in a life of
sanctification flowing from faith, AND ABUNDANCE OF PEACE SO L...
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SO LONG AS:
_ Heb._ till there be no moon...
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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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SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS FLOURISH; as the wicked shall be discountenanced
and punished, so good men shall be encouraged, and advanced, and
multiplied. SO LONG AS THE MOON ENDURETH, i.e. as long as time and...
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Psalms 72:7 days H3117 righteous H6662 flourish H6524 (H8799)
abundance H7230 peace H7965 moon H3394
In his days -...
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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 72:5 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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1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Kings 4:25; Acts 4:32; D