Psalms

Psalm 72 ©

1 David praying for Solomon, sheweth the happiness, justice, and glory, of his reign, and of Christ's kingdom under that type: 18 he blesseth God.

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A Psalm 1for Solomon.

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GIVE athe king thy judgments, O God, and bthy righteousness unto the king's son.

a 1Ki. 1.36,37. 1Ch. 29.19. 2Ch. 1.10. Is. 11.2. Jn. 3.34. He. 7.26; 1.8.
b 1Ch. 22.12.
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He cshall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

c Is. 11.2-5; 32.1,17. v.12-14. Ps. 82.3,4.
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The dmountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

d Ps. 85.10,11; 114.4. Is. 52.7; 32.16,17. Joel 3.18. Je. 31.11. Eze. 34.13,14,26.
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He eshall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and fshall break in pieces the oppressor.

e v.12-14. Is. 11.4. Mat. 11.5. Ps. 109.31.
f Is. 51.12,13. Pr. 20.26. Re. 12.10; 17.14; 6.12-17.
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They gshall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

g 1Ki. 3.28. Is. 9.7. Ps. 89.36,37. Da. 7.14. Lu. 1.32,33. Re. 11.15,17.
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He hshall come down like rain upon ithe mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

h 2Sa. 23.4. Pr. 16.15; 19.12. De. 32.2. Ho. 6.3; 14.5. Is. 43.3-5.
i Am. 7.1.
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In jhis days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace 2so long as the moon endureth.

j Ps. 92.12,13-15. Is. 9.7; 49; 60. Lu. 2.14. Jn. 14.27.
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He kshall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto lthe ends of the earth.

k 1Ki. 4.20-24. Is. 11.9,10. Re. 11.15. Ps. 22.27-31; 67.3,7; 89.25,36. Zec. 9.10. Ex. 23.31.
l Ps. 2.8.
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They mthat dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

m 1Ki. 4.34; 9.20,21. Ps. 74.14; 110.1-7. Is. 49.23.
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The nkings of Tarshish and of othe isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and pSeba shall offer gifts.

n 2Ch. 9.21. Mat. 2.11. 1Ki. 5.10; 10.1,2,22-25. Ps. 45.12; 68.29. Is. 60.6; 43.6.
o Is. 42.10.
p Is. 43.3.
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Yea, qall kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

q Is. 49.7,23. Re. 21.24; 11.15. Da. 2.44. Ps. 2.8-12; 22.27-31.
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For rhe shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

r Job 29.12. Ps. 102.17,20; 109.31. Is. 41.17. Zec. 11.7,11. Lu. 19.10. He. 7.25.
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He sshall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

s He. 2.17. Mat. 11.5; 18.11; 9.13; 22.9.
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He tshall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

t Ps. 130.8; 25.22; 116.15. Mat. 20.28. Tit. 2.14. Re. 5.9.
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And uhe shall live, and 3to him shall be given of vthe gold of Sheba: wprayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

u Re. 1.18. He. 7.25. Jn. 11.25.
v 2Ch. 9.1. 1Ki. 10.15. Mat. 2.11.
w He. 10.19-22. v.19. Mat. 6.10. Re. 22.20. Jude 25.
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There xshall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: yand they of the city shall flourish zlike grass of the earth.

x Mar. 16.15. Is. 2.2,3; 44.3-5. 2Th. 3.1. Re. 7.4,9. Zec. 8.23.
y Ho. 14.5-7.
z Job 5.25.
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His aname 4shall endure for ever: his name 5shall be continued as long as the sun: band men shall be blessed in him: call nations shall call him blessed.

a Is. 9.6,7; 7.14. Je. 23.6. Ps. 89.36. Phi. 2.9.
b Ge. 12.3; 22.18. Ep. 1.3. Je. 4.2.
c Lu. 1.48.
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dBlessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

d Ge. 9.26. 1Ch. 29.10. Ps. 106.48; 136.4; 86.8; 89.6,8. Ex. 15.11. Lu. 1.68.
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And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let ethe whole earth be filled with his glory; fAmen, and Amen.

e Nu. 14.21. Is. 11.9,10. Hab. 2.14. Da. 2.35,44. Zec. 14.9. Re. 5.13; 11.15.
f Ps. 41.13.
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The gprayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

g Job 31.40. Je. 51.64. 1Ki. 2.10.