American Standard Version
Psalms 72:2
2He will judge thy people with righteousness,And thy poor with justice.
Psalms 72:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.
Context of Psalms 72:2
1Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice. 3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
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יָדִ֣ין עַמְּךָ֣ בְצֶ֑דֶק וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 72:2
- Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.
- Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- 1 Kings 3:5In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
- Isaiah 11:3And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
- Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
- Jeremiah 33:15In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Revelation 19:11And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
- Psalms 82:3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- Job 34:19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
Commentaries on Psalms 72:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness - With justice and mercy mixed, or according to equity. And thy poor with judgment - Every one according to the law which thou hast appointed; but with especial tenderness to the poor and afflicted.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness - On this verse see the notes at Isaiah 11:3-4. The fact that this so entirely accords with the description in Isaiah 11, which undoubtedly refers to the Messiah, has been alluded to above as confirming the opinion that the psalm has a similar reference.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-17Verses 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; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7Justice brings balance to nature, leading to harmony, prosperity, and fertility.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. Give the king, &c.--a prayer which is equivalent to a prediction. judgments--the acts, and (figuratively) the principles of a right government (Joh 5:22; 9:39). righteousness--qualifications for conducting such a government. king's son--same person as a king--a very proper title for Christ, as such in both natures. 2, &c. The effects of such a government by one thus endowed are detailed. thy people ... and thy poor--or, "meek," the pious subjects of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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