Psalm 72:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 72:2-17

This is a prophecy of the prosperity and perpetuity of the kingdom of Christ under the shadow of the reign of Solomon. It comes in, 1. As a plea to enforce the prayer: ?Lord, give him thy judgments and thy righteousness, and then he shall judge thy people with righteousness, and so shall answer the end of his elevation, Ps. 72:2. Give him thy grace, and then thy people, committed to his charge, will have the benefit of it.? Because God loved Israel, he made him king over them to do judgment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:3

The mountains shall bring peace to the people ,.... The people of God, as before. Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret this of the nations, and kings of the nations, comparable to mountains and hills, as in Micah 6:1 ; that should make peace with Israel in the days of Solomon, and in the days of the King Messiah. Jarchi, of the abundance of fruit the mountains and hills should bring forth; so that there would be no contention among men about gathering it; but everyone would invite his neighbour... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:3

The mountains shall bring peace - Perhaps mountains and hills are here taken in their figurative sense, to signify princes and petty governors; and it is a prediction that all governors of provinces and magistrates should administer equal justice in their several departments and jurisdictions; so that universal peace should be preserved, and the people be every where prosperous; for שלום shalom signifies both peace and prosperity, for without the former the latter never existed. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-7

The effect of the anger of a perfectly righteous King. Most probably put into form by Solomon, even if David suggested the substance of it. It is the portrait of an ideal King, never yet realized completely by any earthly monarch, and finds its perfect fulfilment only in Christ and his kingdom. Solomon did not fulfil it. It shows the effects of the reign of a perfectly righteous King such as Christ. I. HE PROCLAIMS AND ADMINISTERS ONLY RIGHTEOUS LAWS AND JUDGMENTS . (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The glory of Christ's kingdom. It is written that Satan took our Lord "up into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them" ( Matthew 4:8 ); but they had no charm, for him. In this psalm we are, so to speak, taken up by the Spirit, and shown the kingdom of Messiah; and as its glory opens to our sight our hearts are thrilled with admiration and delight. With renewed ardour we cry, "Thy kingdom come." Consider some things testified here as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:3

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. Through the general establishment prominent features. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:3

The mountains shall bring peace to the people - The idea in this verse is that the land would be full of peace and the fruits of peace. All parts of it would be covered with the evidences that it was a land of quietness and security, where people could pursue their callings in safety, and enjoy the fruit of their labors. On the mountains and on all the little hills in the land there would be abundant harvests, the result of peace (so strongly in contrast with the desolations of war) - all... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:3-4

Psalms 72:3-4. The mountains, &c. Which are so dangerous to passengers, on account of robbers or wild beasts, which commonly abide there; shall bring forth peace Shall be travelled over, or inhabited, with perfect security and safety. Or peace is here put for that prosperity, ease, and plenty, which is the fruit of peace; when the mountains and hills are cultivated and tilled, and so are capable of producing abundance of grain, though naturally full of stones and barren. He shall... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 72:3

peace = prosperity. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 72:2-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:3-4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 72:3

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