Psalms 72:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. ”

Psalms 72:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They shall fear thee - That is, “men” shall fear thee, or thou shalt be feared, or reverenced. The idea is, that his reign would continue, or that he would be obeyed during all the time mentioned...
Psalms 72:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

They shall (f) fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. (f) The people will embrace your true religion, when you give a king who rules according to your word.
Psalms 72:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. They shall fear thee with the sun If this is read as an apostrophe, or change of person, it may be properly and without violence understood of the king; implying, that the ornaments or di...
Psalms 72:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. They shall fear thee - There is no sense in which this can be spoken of Solomon, nor indeed of any other man: it b...
Psalms 72:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They shall fear thee— Let both high and low equally reverence him throughout all generations; whilst the sun and moon shall endure. Chandler. The meaning is, that all posterity shall revere Solom...
Psalms 72:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure - literally, 'with, the sun and before (in the pre...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They shall... — Literally, may they fear Thee (coevally) with the sun, and in the face of the moon, generation of generation. For the preposition, “coevally with,” see Dan. 3:33; (Hebrew) and c...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“King of Kings” Psalms 72:1-11 Solomon's reign opened as a morning without clouds. Much of the imagery of this royal ode is derived from the circumstances of his life. Compare Psalms 72:1-4 w...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a verse, which, if needed by way of confirmation, is enough to cast forever to the ground all the childish ideas which some may have taken, as if this Psalm had any reference to Solomon, king...
Psalms 72:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They shall fear thee ,.... The King Messiah, the Judge of the poor, and the destroyer of the oppressor: either the tyrants and oppressors themselves shall fear him, and such who have been aiding and...
Psalms 72:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. Ver. 5. They shall fear thee ] Who hast blessed them with so good a king; such as maketh it his main care to se...
Psalms 72:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They shall fear thee , &c. Most commentators consider the psalmist as suddenly turning his speech to Solomon here, and signifying that his wisdom and righteous administration of his government s...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Fear; or, reverence , or worship , as this word is used, Isaiah 29:13 , compared with Matthew 15:9 , and elsewhere. Thee ; either, 1. Thee, O king, to whom he suddenly turneth his speech...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Psalms 72:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A Psalm for Solomon» much more for one who is greater than Solomon, the true Prince of Peace. Psalms 72:1 . Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. So it...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - 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...
Psalms 72:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:24 ; 1 Corinthians 15:25 ; 1 Kings 3:28 ; 1 Samuel 12:18 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Daniel 7:14 ; Daniel 7:27 ; Ephesians 3:21 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Luke 1:32 ; Luke 1:33 ; Psalms 72:17 ;...
Psalms 72:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thee — Thee, O God, this shall be another blessed fruit of this righteous government, that together with peace, true religion shall be established, and that throughout all generations, which was be...

Psalms 72:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 72:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 72:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 72:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 72:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 72:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 72:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 72:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 72:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 72:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 72:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes