Psalms 72:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Psalms 72:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  His name shall endure for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Shall be forever;” that is, “He” shall endure forever. His name shall be continued as long as the sun - As long as that continues to sh...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  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 (o) him blessed. (o) They will pray to God for his continuan...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  And men shall be blessed in him: All nations shall call him blessed . Yea, all nations shall be blessed in him shall call him happy. "Blessed" is not the same word as in the preceding line. Hebrew....

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• Psalms 72:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  17. His name shall endure for ever The inspired writer again repeats what he had previously affirmed concerning the perpetual duration of this kingdom. And he doubtless intended carefully to...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 621 THE PERPETUITY AND EXCELLENCY OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM Psalms 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: a...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. His name shall endure for ever - Hitherto this h...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  His name shall be continued— Let his name be perpetuated by a numerous posterity while the sun shall last. Chandler. When we hear David singing the triumphs of his son, to whom the everlasting ki...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. -Blessing...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Title.— A Psalm for (RV 'of') Solomon. The title in AV suggests that David is the writer, and Solomon the subject, of this Ps., but, as RV shows, the authorship is really ascribed to Solomon. The P...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Shall be continued. — Rather, have issue. Literally, send out new shoots. As long as the sun. — See Note on Psalms 72:5 . Shall be blessed in him. — Or, bless themselves in him. The me...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 72:1-20 RIGHTLY or wrongly, the superscription ascribes this psalm to Solomon. Its contents have led several commentators to take the superscription in a meaning for which there is no warra...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “His Name Shall Endure for Ever” Psalms 72:12-20 How is it that lands so distant as Tarshish, by the Strait of Gibraltar; so rich as Sheba and Seba in south Arabia; tribes so wild as the Bedoui...

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• Psalms 72:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is a great psalm of the Theocracy. Incidentally the whole perfect order is revealed. God high over all enthroned, and in all actively governing. The king, appointed by God, and gaining his guida...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The prophet cannot close the wonderful account of Jesus and his kingdom without once more (as if to draw an everlasting line of distinction between him and all earthly potentates) speaking of the ete...

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• Psalms 72:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  His name shall endure for ever ,.... As a King; for he is chiefly spoken of here in his kingly office: not merely the fame of him; for so the fame of an earthly king; even of a tyrant, may continue...

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• Psalms 72:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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....

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• Psalms 72:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  His name shall endure for ever Namely, the honour and renown of his eminent wisdom, and justice, and goodness. This agrees but very obscurely and imperfectly to Solomon, who stained the glory of hi...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Kingdom of Messiah.       2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.   3 The mountains s...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  His name; the honour and renown of his eminent wisdom, and justice, and goodness; which agrees but very obscurely; and imperfectly to Solomon, who stained the glory of his reign by his prodigious l...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Psalm for Solomon .” Margin: “Of Solomon.” Hengstenberg: “Solomon is named in the title as the author of the Psalm. Attempts have been made, to no purpose, to in...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Psalms 72:17 The theme which this text presents for our consideration is Messiah's glorious renown a renown richly deserved, widely diffused, enthusiastically accorded, and everlastingly continued...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  This is a Psalm which relates to the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, not as the Man of sorrows, but as the King of glory; not as David, struggling to secure the throne; but as Solomon, seated upon it...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The Hebrew doctors have transmitted this psalm as the last that David composed. It was sung at the inauguration of Solomon to the throne, when Zadok had anointed him to be king over Israel, and when...

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• Psalms 72:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king’s son. The world-wanted king Society cannot exist without laws: these laws require to be expressed and enforced, and whoe...

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• Psalms 72:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE "title" attributes this psalm to Solomon, and the contents of the psalm are very favourable to his authorship. The prayer in Psalms 72:1-19 is an echo of that recorded in 1 K...

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• Psalms 72:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Majestic Reign of the Messiah. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory and power and was filled with the blessings of th...

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• Psalms 72:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 1:3 ; Acts 3:16 ; Colossians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:3 ; Ephesians 3:14 ; Galatians 3:14 ; Genesis 12:3 ; Genesis 22:18 ; Isaiah 7:14 ; Jeremiah 4:2 ; Luke 1:31-33 ; Luke 1:48 ; Matthe...

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