American Standard Version
Psalms 72
A Psalm of Solomon.
1GiveH5414 the kingH4428 thy judgmentsH4941, O GodH430,And thy righteousnessH6666 unto the king’sH4428 sonH1121.2He will judgeH1777 thy peopleH5971 with righteousnessH6664,And thy poorH6041 with justiceH4941.3The mountainsH2022 shall bring peaceH7965 to the peopleH5971,And the hillsH1389, in righteousnessH6666.4He will judgeH8199 the poorH6041 of the peopleH5971,He will saveH3467 the children of the needyH34,And will break in pieces the oppressorH6231.5They shall fearH3372 thee while the sunH8121 endureth,And so long as the moonH3394, throughout all generationsH1755.6He will comeH3381 down like rainH4306 upon the mown grass,As showersH7241 that water the earthH776.7In his daysH3117 shall the righteousH6662 flourish,And abundanceH7230 of peaceH7965, till the moonH3394 be no more.8He shall have dominion also from seaH3220 to seaH3220,And from the RiverH5104 unto the endsH657 of the earthH776.9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bowH3766 before him;And his enemiesH341 shall lickH3897 the dustH6083.10The kingsH4428 of TarshishH8659 and of the isles shall render tributeH4503:The kingsH4428 of ShebaH7614 and SebaH5434 shall offer giftsH4503.11Yea, all kingsH4428 shall fall downH7812 before him;All nationsH1471 shall serveH5647 him.12For he will deliverH5337 the needyH34 when he crieth,And the poorH6041, that hath no helperH5826.13He will have pityH2347 on the poor and needyH34,And the soulsH5315 of the needyH34 he will saveH3467.14He will redeemH1350 their soulH5315 from oppressionH8496 and violenceH2555;And preciousH3365 will their bloodH1818 be in his sight:15And they shall liveH2421; and to him shall be givenH5414 of the goldH2091 of ShebaH7614:And men shall prayH6419 for him continuallyH8548;They shall blessH1288 him all the dayH3117 long.16There shall beH1961 abundance of grainH1250 in the earthH776 upon the topH7218 of the mountainsH2022;The fruitH6529 thereof shall shakeH7493 like LebanonH3844:And they of the cityH5892 shall flourishH6692 like grassH6212 of the earthH776.17His nameH8034 shall endure for everH5769;His nameH8034 shall beH1961 continued as longH5769 as the sunH8121:And men shall beH1961 blessedH1288 in him;All nationsH1471 shall callH833 him happy.18BlessedH1288 be Jehovah GodH430, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478,Who onlyH905 doeth wondrous thingsH6381:19And blessedH1288 be his glorious nameH8034 for everH5769;And let the whole earthH776 be filledH4390 with his gloryH3519.AmenH543, and AmenH543.
BOOK III
20The prayersH8605 of DavidH1732 the sonH1121 of JesseH3448 are endedH3615.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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