Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 72:1-20
Psalms 72This royal psalm is one of two psalms that attribute authorship to Solomon in the superscription (cf. Psalms 127). It describes his reign but anticipates the rule of his successor, Jesus Christ, on earth in the future. [Note: Chisholm, "A Theology . . .," p. 270.] The psalmist prayed for the prosperity of the Lord’s anointed, ultimately Israel’s Messiah. Isaac Watts wrote the hymn "Jesus Shall Reign" after meditating on this psalm. [Note: Kidner, p. 253.] "The psalm is quoted nowhere... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:12
12-14. They are not the conquests of arms, but the influences of humane and peaceful principles (compare Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:1-9; Zechariah 9:9; Zechariah 9:10). read more