For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. The "For" implies that its promotion to be the religious metropolis is due to its being the civil capital of the nation (2 Samuel 5:9; 2 Samuel 6:16). For it had been ordained (Deuteronomy 17:8-9) that the place for judgments should be the place which the Lord should choose for the sanctuary. The plural, "thrones of judgment," refers to the bench of judges, who derived their authority from the king (cf. Isaiah 32:1). Antitypically in the kingdom to come (cf. Matthew 19:28). "The house of David" had superseded that of Saul (2 Samuel 3:1). God by Nathan had promised the throne not only to David, but to his house forever. This is a favourite subject with David in prayer and praise (2 Samuel 7:11-13; 2 Samuel 7:19; 2 Samuel 7:25; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 18:50).