Of Solomon.
1
Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2
May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4
May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
5
May he endure as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6
May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7
In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8
May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9
May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10
May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him with gifts.
11
May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12
For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13
He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14
He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15
Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16
May corn abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
and thrive like the grass of the field.
17
May his name endure for ever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then all nations will be blessed through him,
and they will call him blessed.
18
Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvellous deeds.
19
Praise be to his glorious name for ever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20
This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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Word by Word Meditations
by Fred Ursell
Psalm 72 : “through” (v.17)
In the heading (‘of Solomon’) the identity of the person prayed for (“endow the king with your justice” v.1) is given. It’s asking for a reign which will do good with God’s help.
All believers (not just leaders) need to receive the right qualities from above so that they “will be like … showers watering the earth” (v.6).
The Psalm looks ahead to King Jesus, a more distant but distinguished descendant of David, “all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed” (v.17). That’s how it works
– folk get “blessed through him”, then naturally “call him blessed”!
Be blessed yourself all next year too!
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READING
Psalm Seventy Two
Read by David Suchet
STUDY - LINKS
How Should You Read the Psalms?
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Prayer in the Psalms:
Discovering How to Pray
Timothy Keller
Psalms - Overviews
(The Bible Project)
The Book of Psalms
(The Bible Project)
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Psalms part 1
-Study by David Pawson-
Psalms Part 2
-Study by David Pawson-
https://youtu.be/hQJNMgIHVKwSONGS
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SONGS
Psalm 72
Prayer for the king
Psalm 72
Long Live the King
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