Psalms 72:3
For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquillity of sinners.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
In Context
2But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.
4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and they have firmness under their affliction.
Cross References
Psalms 72:16And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me,
Psalms 85:11Guide me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear thy name.
Psalms 98:8O Lord our God, thou heardest them; O God, thou becamest propitious to them, though thou didst take vengeance on all their devices.
Isaiah 32:17And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and the righteous shall be confident for ever.
Isaiah 52:7as + 52:7 Rom. 10. 15. Another reading is 'How beautiful are the feet,' etc. Lit. Why have the feet been made beautiful? See also Joel 2. 2., 'the morning [spread] upon the mountains.'a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy salvation, saying, O Sion, thy God shall reign.
Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the Gentiles, and will gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land, and will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, and in the valleys, and in every inhabited place of the land.
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 →