Psalms 72:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He shall have dominion, &c.— This may mean, "From the Sinus Arabicus to the Mediterranean sea;" or may relate more generally to the extent of Solomon's power by sea: From the river unto the ends of the earth, means, from the river Euphrates, which was the boundary of the promised land on the east side, to the tract of country along the Mediterranean sea, which was the boundary of the land on that side. The reader must observe in how much loftier a sense the words are understood when applied to Christ, whose kingdom was to spread itself over the whole world. The same may be said of the following verses.