Psalms 72:7
In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
In Context
6May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
8Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:25So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.
Psalms 92:12\92:11\My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come up against me.
Isaiah 2:4And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
Isaiah 32:15Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:3-18
The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous… Read the whole commentary →