Psalm 72
This is a Psalm of King Solomon - there is a rather royalist bent to this particular Psalm.
The prayer is that God would endow the king with his justice and his royal son with righteousness.
The prayer of the king is that the land would bring prosperity to the people, defend the allficted among the people and save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
May he rule from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth
For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help,
He will take pity on the weak and the needy....
He will rescue them from oppression and violence for precious is their blood in his sight
This is the kind of ruler that I can respect to be honest - and I think that this psalm does kind of point to Jesus - the descendant of David.
Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.
Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen
The Psalm ends with a note that this is the last Prayer of David son of Jesse in the book of Psalms.
This is a Psalm of King Solomon - there is a rather royalist bent to this particular Psalm.
The prayer is that God would endow the king with his justice and his royal son with righteousness.
The prayer of the king is that the land would bring prosperity to the people, defend the allficted among the people and save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
May he rule from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth
For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help,
He will take pity on the weak and the needy....
He will rescue them from oppression and violence for precious is their blood in his sight
This is the kind of ruler that I can respect to be honest - and I think that this psalm does kind of point to Jesus - the descendant of David.
Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.
Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen
The Psalm ends with a note that this is the last Prayer of David son of Jesse in the book of Psalms.
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