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Psalm 72
72:1 For Solomon . O God , grant the king the ability to make just decisions ! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions ! 72:2 Then he will judge your people fairly , and your oppressed ones equitably . 72:3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people , and the hills will announce justice . 72:4 He will defend the oppressed among the people ; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor . 72:5 People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation . 72:6 He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth . 72:7 During his days the godly will flourish ; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky. 72:8 May he rule from sea to sea , and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth ! 72:9 Before him the coastlands will bow down , and his enemies will lick the dust . 72:10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts ; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute . 72:11 All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him. 72:12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 72:13 He will take pity on the poor and needy ; the lives of the needy he will save . 72:14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives . 72:15 May he live ! May they offer him gold from Sheba ! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long! 72:16 May there be an abundance of grain in the earth ; on the tops of the mountains may it sway ! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon ! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth !

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  • Dari Timur, Jauh Benar [KJ.129]
  • Datang Orang Asing [KJ.130]
  • Hai Bintang Timur [KJ.133]
  • Hai Mari Berhimpun [KJ.109] ( Adeste fideles / O Come, All Ye Faithful )
  • Puji Tuhan, Haleluya [KJ.391]
  • S'lamat, S'lamat Datang [KJ.123]
  • Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248a]
  • Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248b]
  • [Psa 72:1] Great God, Whose Universal Sway
  • [Psa 72:1] Hail To The Lord’s Anointed
  • [Psa 72:1] O God, To Thine Anointed King
  • [Psa 72:4] Clouds Of Judgment Gather, The
  • [Psa 72:4] Judge Eternal, Throned In Splendor
  • [Psa 72:8] All The World For Jesus (davis)
  • [Psa 72:8] Bright As The Sun’s Meridian Blaze
  • [Psa 72:8] Christ Shall Be King
  • [Psa 72:8] Christ Shall Have Dominion
  • [Psa 72:8] His Wide Dominion Shall Extend
  • [Psa 72:8] Jesus, Immortal King, Arise
  • [Psa 72:8] Jesus Shall Reign
  • [Psa 72:8] Jesus, The Conqueror, Reigns
  • [Psa 72:8] Jesus, Thou Everlasting King
  • [Psa 72:8] Soon May The Last Glad Song Arise
  • [Psa 72:8] Let The Christ That Is Living Reign Over All
  • [Psa 72:8] We’ll Girdle The Globe
  • [Psa 72:15] Every Day Will I Bless Thee

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  • God's judgment on each trespasser (the snake, the woman, and the man) involved both a life function and a relationship.197In each case the punishment corresponded to the nature of the crime."Curses are uttered against the ser...
  • Here is more evidence that God gave Solomon wisdom (Heb. hokmah) as He had promised (3:12). He was one of the outstanding sages of the ancient world.61What Solomon received was the ability to make correct decisions. Even thou...
  • The king offered sacrifices of worship three times annually, probably at the required feasts of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost (also called Harvest or Weeks), and Tabernacles (also called Booths or Ingathering)."Solomon officiat...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • David expressed amazement that the nations would try to overthrow the Lord and the king He had placed on Israel's throne to serve as His vice-regent. If Israel's kings submitted to the throne in heaven, they enjoyed God's ble...
  • In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. It is likely that he wrote these four as well even though they do not bear his name. In Book 2 the titles identify David as the write...
  • 72:1-4 This prayer for the ability to rule justly and righteously is similar to Solomon's request for wisdom that he voiced at the beginning of his reign (1 Kings 3:9). His references to the mountains and hills are probably m...
  • 72:8-11 It was not a sign of egotism that Solomon requested a universal dominion, as verses 12-14 make clear. The "river"is the Euphrates, the most significant river in terms of the land promises God gave to Abraham and his d...
  • 72:15-17 In return for his beneficent rule the king would receive the blessing of his people. They would express their gratitude by bringing him wealth (cf. 1 Kings 10:10) and by praying for him. As a result of his good influ...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • 31:2 The unusual address, "What, O my son?"is "affectionately reproachful."210She was getting his attention and appealed to him strongly to give heed to her words for two reasons. She had borne him, and he had some connection...
  • The writer of this book was Solomon. He wrote 1,005 songs (1 Kings 4:32), and this book is one of them (cf. Pss. 72; 127)."Song of songs"means that this is a superlative song (cf. the terms "holy of holies,""vanity of vanitie...
  • Isaiah moved from a hymn of praise to a prayer that has two parts: present waiting for God (vv. 7-10) and future expectation from God (vv. 11-19).26:7 Presently the path of the righteous is smooth in that the trip from justif...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • 7:13 Daniel again saw something happening in heaven. One like a son of man was brought before the Ancient of Days. The angelic attendants in heaven's court probably ushered Him forward. This description glorifies the Ancient ...
  • Non-visionary material followed the third vision (7:7-9), and non-visionary material follows the fourth vision (8:1-3).8:4 Amos called those who oppressed the needy and tried to exterminate them to hear him (cf. 5:11). Israel...
  • 7:8 When Micah's enemies saw him experience some discouraging situation, they rejoiced. He told them not to rejoice, because though he fell God would raise him up. Though he appeared to be groping in the darkness (cf. Lam. 3:...
  • 7:14 Micah prayed that the Lord would again take an active role as the shepherd of His people Israel. Shepherding with His rod (Heb. shebet) implies kingly leadership. This is a request for the promised descendant of David to...
  • "This text is one of the most messianically significant passages of all the Bible, in both the Jewish and Christian traditions. Judaism sees in it a basis for a royal messianic expectation, whereas the NT and Christianity see...
  • 2:1-2 When did the Magi visit Jesus in Bethlehem?74There are several factors that point to a time about a year after Jesus' birth. First, Matthew described Jesus as a "child"(Gr. paidion, v. 11), not an "infant"(Gr. brephos, ...
  • The Triumphal Entry happened on Monday. The cursing of the fig tree took place on Tuesday, and the disciples' mention of its withering followed on Wednesday (cf. Mark 11:1-14).78021:18-19 Jesus passed the lone fig tree somewh...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
  • John recorded his vision of Jesus Christ's reign on the earth for 1, 000 years to inform his readers of what would take place after He returns to the earth."Few verses in the Bible are more crucial to the interpretation of th...
  • John now saw a new scene that elaborated on the passing away of the present earth and heaven to which he had just referred briefly (20:11). The new earth and heaven will come into existence after the Millennium and the great ...
  • 21:23 Evidently there will be no sun and moon (and stars) in the new heaven because God's glory will illuminate the whole earth. The need for created light sources will end when the Creator Himself lives among His people. God...

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