Psalm 72:2
Verse 2 of 20. The 72nd of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Psalm 72:2 in the World English Bible
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.Read Psalm 72:2 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 72:2
As a plea to enforce the prayer: "Lord, give him thy judgments and thy righteousness, and then he shall judge thy people with righteousness, and so shall answer the end of his elevation, v. 2. Give him thy grace, and then thy people, committed to his charge, will have the benefit of it." Because God loved Israel, he made him king over them to do judgment and justice, 2 Chron. ix. 8.
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 72:2–17: The Kingdom of Messiah.
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