Psalms 72:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. ”

Psalms 72:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In his days shall the righteous flourish - It will be a period when just and upright people will be protected, or when they shall receive the countenance of him who reigns. The administration of...
Psalms 72:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the righteous. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "righteousness".
Psalms 72:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. In his days shall the righteous flourish It is unnecessary for me frequently to repeat what I have once stated, that all these sentences depend upon the first verse. David, therefore, pra...
Psalms 72:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 618 EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT Psalms 72:6-11 . He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish, and...
Psalms 72:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. In his days shall the righteous flourish - There was nothing but peace and prosperity all the days of So...
Psalms 72:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth -...
Psalms 72:7 - 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 72:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Flourish — i.e., spring up and grow like vegetation after rain. Endureth. — See margin, and comp. Job 14:12 , “till the heavens be no more.”
Psalms 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This verse very sweetly and properly follows the former, for where Christ comes down on a nation, or a people, or family, or any individual; all the blessings of mercy and peace will follow. From whe...
Psalms 72:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In his days shall the righteous flourish ,.... As the grass of the field, Psalms 72:16 ; the dews and rain of grace descending upon them; and as a branch, Proverbs 11:28 . They being branches in C...
Psalms 72:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. Ver. 7. In his days shall the righteous flourish ] As watered gardens, Jeremiah 31:12 , or as the wi...
Psalms 72:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In his days shall the righteous flourish As the wicked shall be discountenanced and punished, so good men shall be encouraged, advanced, and multiplied. And abundance of peace as long as the moon...
Psalms 72:7 - 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 72:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Shall the righteous flourish; as the wicked shall be discountenanced and punished, so good men shall be encouraged, and advanced, and multiplied. So long as the moon endureth, i.e. as long as tim...
Psalms 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - 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 72:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:8 ; 1 Chronicles 22:9 ; 1 Kings 4:25 ; Acts 4:32 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Ephesians 2:14-17 ; Isaiah 11:6-9 ; Isaiah 2:4 ; Isaiah 32:15-20 ; Isaiah 32:3-8 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 ; Isaiah...

Psalms 72:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 72:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 72:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 72:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 72:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 72:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 72:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 72:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 72:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 72:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 72:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge