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Text -- Psalms 72:1-16 (NET)
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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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Solomon |
INTERCESSION |
Gentiles |
BIBLE, THE, IV CANONICITY |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Jesus, The Christ |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Rulers |
KING, CHRIST AS |
Church |
PALESTINE, 3 |
Poor |
Judge |
King |
Seba |
God |
Sheba |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
Nation |
Justice |
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NET Notes -> Psa 72:1; Psa 72:1; Psa 72:1; Psa 72:1; Psa 72:1; Psa 72:2; Psa 72:2; Psa 72:3; Psa 72:4; Psa 72:4; Psa 72:4; Psa 72:5; Psa 72:5; Psa 72:5; Psa 72:6; Psa 72:6; Psa 72:6; Psa 72:6; Psa 72:7; Psa 72:7; Psa 72:8; Psa 72:8; Psa 72:8; Psa 72:9; Psa 72:9; Psa 72:10; Psa 72:10; Psa 72:10; Psa 72:12; Psa 72:12; Psa 72:13; Psa 72:14; Psa 72:14; Psa 72:15; Psa 72:15; Psa 72:15; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16; Psa 72:16
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NET Notes: Psa 72:2 These people are called God’s oppressed ones because he is their defender (see Pss 9:12, 18; 10:12; 12:5).
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NET Notes: Psa 72:3 Heb “[the] mountains will bear peace to the people, and [the] hills with justice.” The personified mountains and hills probably represent ...
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NET Notes: Psa 72:5 Heb “with [the] sun, and before [the] moon [for] a generation, generations.” The rare expression דּוֹר ...
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NET Notes: Psa 72:6 The imagery of this verse compares the blessings produced by the king’s reign to fructifying rains that cause the crops to grow.
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NET Notes: Psa 72:9 As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.
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NET Notes: Psa 72:12 The singular is representative. The typical oppressed individual here represents the entire group.
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NET Notes: Psa 72:13 The prefixed verb form is best understood as a defectively written imperfect (see Deut 7:16).
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NET Notes: Psa 72:15 As in the preceding line, the prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives with a grammatically indefinite subject (“and may one pray…...
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