Psalms 72:17

Psa 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

Ver. 17. His name shall endure for ever ] i.e. His kingdom, for it shall not be nomen inane. Other kingdoms have their times and their turns, their rise and their ruin; not so Christ’s, and this is great comfort.

His name shall be continued ] Filiabitur nomine eius, it shall be begotten as one generation is begotten of another. Heb. his name shall be childed; that is, so continued as families are continued; there shall be a constant succession of Christ’s name to the end of the world; there will still be Christians who are his children, Hebrews 2:13-14 . The old Hebrews tell us, that Jinnon (the Hebrew word here used) is one of Christ’s names.

And men shall be blessed in him ] Or, they shall bless themselves in him, viz. in Solomon, but especially in Christ, of whom Solomon was but a shadow.

All nations shall call him blessed ] If all generations shall call the mother of Christ blessed, Luke 1:48 , how much more Christ himself!