Psalms 72:7
In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
In Context
6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of Jehovah came to me saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
Psalms 92:12The righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon.
Isaiah 2:4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 11:6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
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 →