NASB Psalms 72 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 72 — KJV

The Reign of the Righteous King.

[A Psalm] of Solomon.

  1 Give° the king° aYour judgments°, O God°,
  And bYour righteousness° to the king’s° son°.
  2 IMay IIhe ajudge° Your people° with righteousness°
  And III bYour afflicted° with justice°.
  3 ILet the mountains° bring° II apeace° to the people°,
  And the hills°, in righteousness°.
  4 IMay he avindicate° the IIafflicted° of the people°,
  Save° the children° of the needy°
  And crush° the oppressor°.

[1] a 1K 3:9; 1Ch 22:13 b Ps 24:5
[2] IOr He will judge IIMany of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah IIIOr Your humble a Is 9:7; 11:2-5; 32:1 b Ps 82:3
[3] IOr The mountains will bring IIOr prosperity a Is 2:4; 9:5, 6; Mi 4:3, 4; Zc 9:10
[4] IOr He will vindicate IIOr humble a Is 11:4

  5 ¶ ILet them fear° You awhile° the sun° [endures],
  And IIas long° as the moon°, throughout all° generations°.
  6 IMay he come° down° alike rain° upon the mown° grass,
  Like bshowers° that water° the earth°.
  7 In his days° Imay the arighteous° flourish°,
  And babundance° of peace° till° the moon° is no° more°.

[5] IOr They will fear IILit before the moon a Ps 72:17; 89:36, 37
[6] IOr He will come down a Dt 32:2; 2S 23:4; Ho 6:3 b Ps 65:10
[7] IOr the righteous will flourish a Ps 92:12 b Is 2:4

  8 ¶ May he also rule° afrom sea° to sea°
  And from the River° to the ends° of the earth°.
  9 ILet athe nomads° of the desert° bbow° before° him,
  And his enemies° click° the dust°.
  10 ILet the kings° of aTarshish° and of the II bislands° bring° presents°;
  The kings° of cSheba° and dSeba° eoffer° IIIgifts°.
  11 IAnd let all° akings° bow° down° before him,
  All° bnations° serve° him.

[8] a Ex 23:31; Zc 9:10
[9] IOr The nomads...will bow a Ps 74:14; Is 23:13 b Ps 22:29 c Is 49:23; Mi 7:17
[10] IOr The kings...will bring IIOr coastlands IIIOr tribute a 2Ch 9:21; Ps 48:7 b Ps 97:1; Is 42:4, 10; Zp 2:11 c 1K 10:1; Jb 6:19; Is 60:6 d Gn 10:7; Is 43:3 e Ps 45:12; 68:29
[11] IOr All kings will bow down a Ps 138:4; Is 49:23 b Ps 86:9

  12 ¶ For he will adeliver° the needy° when he cries° for help°,
  The Iafflicted° also, and him who has° no° helper°.
  13 He will have° acompassion° on the poor° and needy°,
  And the Ilives° of the needy° he will save°.
  14 He will I arescue° their IIlife° from oppression° and violence°,
  And their blood° will be bprecious° in his sight°;
  15 So may he live°, and may the agold° of Sheba° be given° to him;
  And let Ithem pray° for him continually°;
  Let Ithem bless° him all° day° long.

[12] IOr humble a Jb 29:12; Ps 72:4
[13] ILit souls a Pv 19:17; 28:8
[14] ILit redeem IILit soul a Ps 69:18 b 1S 26:21; Ps 116:15
[15] ILit him a Is 60:6

  16 ¶ May there be abundance° of grain° in the earth° on top° of the mountains°;
  Its fruit° will wave° like [the cedars of] aLebanon°;
  And may those from the city° flourish° like bvegetation° of the earth°.
  17 May his aname° endure° forever°;
  May his name° Iincrease° II bas long° as the sun° [shines];
  And let [men] cbless° themselves by him;
  dLet all° nations° call° him blessed°.

[16] a Ps 104:16 b Jb 5:25
[17] IOr sprout forth IILit before the sun a Ex 3:15; Ps 135:13 b Ps 89:36 c Gn 12:3; 22:18 d Lk 1:48

  18 ¶ aBlessed° be the LORD° God°, the God° of Israel°,
  Who alone° bworks° wonders°.
  19 And blessed° be His aglorious° name° forever°;
  And may the whole° bearth° be filled° with His glory°.
  cAmen°, and Amen°.

[18] a 1Ch 29:10; Ps 41:13; 89:52; 106:48 b Ex 15:11; Jb 5:9; Ps 77:14; 86:10; 136:4
[19] a Ne 9:5; Ps 96:8 b Nu 14:21 c Ps 41:13

20 ¶ The prayers° of David° the son° of Jesse° are ended°.

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David, praying for Solomon, sheweth the goodness and glory of his, in type, and in truth, of Christ's Kingdom.

1 ¶ [[[A Psalm] for Solomon.]]º Giveº ª the kingº thy judgments,º O God,º and thy righteousnessº unto the king'sº son.º 2 He shall judgeº ª thy peopleº with righteousness,º and thy poorº with judgment.º 3 The mountainsº shall bringº ª peaceº to the people,º and the little hills,º by righteousness.º 4 He shall judgeº ª the poorº of the people,º he shall saveº ª the childrenº of the needy,º and shall break in piecesº ª the oppressor.º ª 5 They shall fearº ª thee as long² as¹ the sunº and moonº endure,º throughout all¹ generations.º 6 He shall come downº ª like rainº upon² the mown¹ grass:² as showersº [that] waterº the earth.º 7 In his daysº shall the righteousº flourish;º ª and abundanceº of peaceº so long² as the moonº endureth.² 8 He shall have dominionº ª also from seaº ² to² sea,º and from the riverº ² unto² the endsº of the earth.º 9 They that dwell in the wildernessº shall bowº ª beforeº him; and his enemiesº ª shall lickº ª the dust.º 10 The kingsº of Tarshishº and of the islesº shall bringº ª presents:º the kingsº of Shebaº and Sebaº shall offerº ª gifts.º 11 Yea, all² kingsº shall fall downº ª before him: all² nationsº shall serveº ª him. 12 For² he shall deliverº ª the needyº when he crieth;º ª the poorº also, and [him] that hath no² helper.º ª 13 He shall spareº ª ² the poorº and needy,º and shall saveº ª the soulsº of the needy.º 14 He shall redeemº ª their soulº from deceitº ² and violence:º ² and preciousº ª shall their bloodº be in his sight.º 15 And he shall live,º ª and to him shall be givenº ª of the goldº ² of Sheba:º prayer² also shall be made¹ ª for² him continually;º [and] dailyº ² shall he be praised.º ª 16 There shall be² an handfulº of cornº in the earthº upon the topº of the mountains;º the fruitº thereof shall shakeº ª like Lebanon:º and [they] of the cityº ² shall flourishº ª like grassº of the earth.º 17 His nameº shall endure² for ever:º his nameº shall be continuedº ª ª ª as long² as¹ the sun:º and [men] shall be blessedº ª in him: all² nationsº shall call him blessed.º ª

[1] 1K 1:39, 47; 2:1; 1Ch 22:12; 29:19; 2Ch 1:10; Ps 127:1; Is 11:2; Jr 23:5; Jn 3:34; He 1:8.
[2] 1K 3:5; Jb 34:19; Ps 12:5; 45:6; 72:12; 82:3; Is 11:3; 32:1, 17; Jr 33:15; Rv 19:11.
[3] Ps 65:12; 72:16; 85:10; 96:11; 98:8; Is 32:16; 52:7; Ezk 34:13; Dn 9:24; Jol 3:18; 2Co 5:19.
[4] Jb 19:2; 34:24; Ps 2:9; 72:12; 94:5; 109:31; Pv 20:26; Is 9:4; 11:4; 51:12; Jr 51:20; Ezk 34:15; Dn 2:34; Zc 9:8; 11:7, 11; Mt 11:5; Rv 18:6, 20, 24; 19:2.
[5] 1S 12:18; 1K 3:28; Ps 72:7, 17; 89:29, 36; Is 9:7; Dn 2:44; 7:14, 27; Lk 1:32; 1Co 15:24; Ep 3:21; Rv 11:15.
[6] Dt 32:2; 2S 23:4; Pv 16:15; 19:12; Is 5:6; 14:3; Ezk 34:23; Ho 6:3; 14:5.
[7] 1K 4:25; 1Ch 22:8; Ps 132:15; Is 2:4; 9:6; 11:6; 32:3, 15; 35:1; 54:11; 55:10; 60:1, 22; 61:3, 10; Dn 2:44; Mal 4:2; Lk 1:33; 2:14; Ac 4:32; Ep 2:14.
[8] Ex 23:31; 1K 4:21; Ps 2:8; 22:27; 80:11; 89:25, 36; Zc 9:10; Rv 11:15.
[9] 1K 9:18, 20; Ps 2:9; 21:8; 110:1, 6; Is 35:1; 49:23; Mi 7:17; Lk 19:27.
[10] 1K 10:1, 10, 25; 2Ch 9:21; Ps 45:12; 68:29; Is 43:6; 49:7; 60:3, 6, 9; Mt 2:11.
[11] Ps 2:10; 86:9; 138:4; Is 11:9; 49:22; 54:5; Ro 11:25; Rv 11:15; 17:14; 20:1; 21:24, 26.
[12] Jb 29:12; Ps 10:17; 72:4; 82:3; 102:17, 20; Ec 4:1; Is 41:17; 63:4; Lk 4:18; 7:22; 2Co 8:9; He 7:25; Rv 3:17.
[13] Jb 5:15; Ps 109:31; Ezk 34:16; Mt 5:3; 18:11; Jm 2:5.
[14] Gn 48:16; 2S 4:9; Ps 25:22; 116:15; 130:8; Mt 23:30; Lk 1:68; 1Th 2:15; Tit 2:14; Rv 6:9; 17:6; 18:20; 19:2.
[15] 1K 10:14; 2Ch 2:11; 9:1, 4, 23; Ps 21:4; 45:4; 72:19; Mt 2:11; 6:10; 21:9; Jn 5:23; 11:25; 14:19; 16:23; 1Co 1:2; 2Co 13:14; Php 2:11; 1Th 3:11; 2Ti 4:22; He 10:19; 2P 3:18; 1Jn 1:2; Jde 1:25; Rv 1:5, 18; 5:8.
[16] 1K 4:20; Jb 8:7; Ps 72:6; 92:12; Is 2:2; 29:17; 30:23; 32:15, 20; 35:2; 44:3; Jr 33:22; Ho 14:5; Mt 13:31; Mk 16:15; Ac 1:15; 2:41; 4:4; 1Co 3:6; Rv 7:9, 14.
[17] Gn 12:3; 22:18; Ps 45:17; 89:36; Is 7:14; Jr 4:2; Mt 1:21, 23; Lk 1:31, 48; Ac 3:16; Ga 3:14; Ep 1:3; 3:14; Php 2:10; Col 1:3; 1P 1:3; Rv 15:4.

He blesseth God.

18 Blessedº ª [be] the LORDº God,º the Godº of Israel,º who only² doethº ª wondrous things.º ª 19 And blessedº ª [be] his gloriousº nameº for ever:º and let² the whole² earthº be filledº ª [with] his glory;º Amen,º and Amen.º 20 The prayersº of Davidº the sonº of Jesseº are ended.º ª

[18] Ex 15:11; 1Ch 29:10, 20; Jb 9:10; Ps 41:13; 68:35; 77:14; 86:10; 106:48; 136:4; Dn 4:2.
[19] Nu 5:22; 14:21; 1K 1:36; Ne 9:5; Ps 41:13; 89:52; Is 6:3; 11:9; Jr 28:6; Hab 2:14; Zc 14:9; Mal 1:11; Mt 6:10, 13; Rv 1:18; 5:13; 22:20.
[20] 2S 23:1; Jb 31:40; Jr 51:64; Lk 24:51.

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