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Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 72:8

72:8 He shall have dominion also from {h} sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.(h) That is, from the Red sea to the sea called the Syriacum, and from Euphrates forward, meaning, that Christ’s kingdom would be large and universal. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

Psalms 67:0 The first half dozen of these psalms form a group millennial and Messianic. The first is millennial. It is Israel who speaks; the psalm cannot be appreciated unless the word “us” in Psalms 67:1 is so applied. When God has mercy upon and blesses Israel in the latter days, His way and His saving health unto all nations (Psalms 67:2 ) will begin to be known. In other words, the present age is one of out-gathering, but the age to come (millennial) will be one of in-gathering. God is now... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 72:1-20

The Kingship of Jesus Psalms 72:0 There has not been wanting a disposition to empty the so-called Messianic psalms, of their references to Jesus Christ. In a sense, it is not only right but spiritually profitable to get at the immediate and literal meaning of prophecy and psalm, and every other Scripture; at the same time, why should there be any other disposition to limit the signification of the sacred writers to local and transient events, when many of them are evidently charged with... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 72:8-11

The prophet having spoken of the blessedness of Christ's reign, here describes the extensiveness of it. Jesus is indeed the universal Emperor and Lord of heaven and earth. He saith himself, "All power is mine; " and he hath the keys of hell and death. Matthew 28:13 ; Revelation 1:8 . So that from the wilderness and from the city, from the one end of the earth unto the other, all nations, kingdoms, and tribes, shall serve him. He will gather his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:8

High. With impudence; (Menochius) boldly despising others, (Worthington) from their exalted station. (Berthier) --- They even dare to contend with the Almighty. (Haydock) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:2-17

2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many great and precious promises here made, which were... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 72:1-20

The Majestic Reign of the Messiah. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory and power and was filled with the blessings of the Lord, sang this hymn in honor of the great King and His eternal glory and of the spiritual blessings of His dominion. v. 1. Give the King Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the King's Son. The Messiah is King and the Son of a King. To Him God gives, equips Him with, His... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 72:1-20

Psalms 72:0A Psalm for Solomon1 Give the king thy judgments, O God,And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness,And thy poor with judgment.3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people,And the little hills, by righteousness.4 He shall judge the poor of the people,He shall save the children of the needy,And shall break in pieces the oppressor.5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure,Throughout all... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 72:1-11

“King of Kings” Psalms 72:1-11 Solomon’s reign opened as a morning without clouds. Much of the imagery of this royal ode is derived from the circumstances of his life. Compare Psalms 72:1-4 with his prayer for the listening heart, 1 Kings 3:9 ; the anticipations of peace, Psalms 72:3 ; Psalms 72:7 , with his name, “the peaceful one;” the rule from sea to sea, Psalms 72:8 , with 1 Kings 4:24 ; the presents from Sheba, Psalms 72:10 , with 1 Kings 10:1-29 . But Solomon’s failure to realize his... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:1-20

This is a great psalm of the Theocracy. Incidentally the whole perfect order is revealed. God high over all enthroned, and in all actively governing. The king, appointed by God, and gaining his guidance from God, so reigning over his own people as to succor the needy, spoil the oppressor, and secure the prosperity of the righteous; and so reigning that the beneficial influence of the kingship and kingdom are felt over all the earth. Submission to him is followed by deliverance of the poor and... read more