Psalms 72:1-20
A Psalm of Solomon
1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king's Son.
2 He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.
12 For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
15 And He shall live;
And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.
16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who only does wondrous things!
19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
This psalm of Solomon ends Book two of the five collections of psalms, ending what is mainly the songs of his father, King David as the final verse says. He prayed in the beginning for God right judgment and righteousness, openly for himself as King David’s son, but figuratively and prophetically for God’s own Son, the Anointed who is the Messiah to come. The reign of both in quote different measure was to be with justice having righteousness and peace for the people of the LORD. One was transitory and imperfect, the other eternal and absolutely perfect. The Messiah would bring justice to the poor and salvation to the needy, those of a broken and contrite heart and spirit (Isaiah 57:15, Matthew 5:3). The fear of God would result from His working. He would water the earth with His righteousness and peace would abound, peace with God in the righteousness of Christ the Messiah (Romans 5:1). Every knee will bow, enemy as well those delivered into His righteousness and peace by mercy and grace. He reigns omnipotently over all! All will serve Him with all they possess, especially the poor and needy who He saves from oppression and violence, the redeemed who realize they have nothing apart from Him. That is where we stand today who are in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore, prayer and praise are offered to Him by the redeemed. Our abundance is in His provision and providence, our daily needed bread, and not in extravagance to meet our whims of selfish desire as some would have us believe. His name is forever and forever to be praised, the One who is and was and ever shall be! We are forever blessed in the Messiah, Christ Jesus. Oh, how we need to praise our God for being blessed and blessing us in the Son whom we kiss as Psalm 2:12 and put our faith in! He only does such wonderful things which fill all creation with His glory to be seen (Romans 1:20). These prayers, these psalms of David end here, but some are still scattered throughout the rest of the book of the Psalms. This one just culminates the songs of the Messianic hope we have. May we who are in Christ rejoice in these things as we glory in the reign of He who has come. Amen.
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