Psalms 72:4

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 72:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall judge the poor of the people - The afflicted; the down-trodden; the needy. He would vindicate their cause against their oppressors; his...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He shall (e) judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. (e) He shows why the sw...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

judge . vindicate. children . sons.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. He shall judge the poor of the people. The poet continues his description of the end and fruit of a righteous government, and unfolds at...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. He shall judge the p...
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, t...
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 super...
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 ci...
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....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

By the same judgment and justice with which the Redeemer's reign shall be distinguished, while his poor and needy shall be upheld and blessed, his an...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall judge the poor of the people ,.... Of the people of God, whether among Jews or Gentiles; Psalms 72:2 ; he shall save the children of the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. Ver. 4. He shall judge th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The mountains , &c. Which are so dangerous to passengers, on account of robbers or wild beasts, which commonly abide there; shall bring forth p...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousnes...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judge, i.e. vindicate them from their potent oppressors, as judging is used, Psalms 43:1 , and oft elsewhere. The children of the needy; who...
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 Ps...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 72:1 . Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. «Give the king thy judgments, O God.» The right to r...
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, a...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm for Solomon. This was David's dying bequest to his son Solomon, but a greater than Solomon is here, for this Psalm concerns the reign, trium...
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...
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 l...
The Biblical Illustrator

He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. On the education of the...
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 P...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

He shall judge the poor of the people, those who feel their spiritual need; He shall save the children of the needy, those who depend upon Him alon...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 2:34 ; Daniel 2:35 ; Ezekiel 34:15 ; Ezekiel 34:16 ; Isaiah 11:4 ; Isaiah 51:12 ; Isaiah 51:13 ; Isaiah 9:4 ; Jeremiah 51:20-23 ; Jo...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judge — Vindicate them from their oppressors.

⁴ He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 72:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 72:4