Psalms 72:2
But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
In Context
1How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! 1
3For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:5And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for yourself.
1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the Lord your God, who has taken pleasure in you, to set you upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish him for ever; and he has made you king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.
Job 34:19Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honorable man, neither knows how to give honor to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.
Psalms 45:6The nations were troubled, the kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, the earth shook. 1
Psalms 82:3Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints. 1
Isaiah 9:7His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The seal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:2
Prayer for Solomon. 1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. This verse is a prayer for the king, even the king's son. I. We may apply it to Solomon: Give him thy judgments, O God! and thy righteousness; make him a man, a king; make him a good man, a good king. 1. It is the prayer of a father for his child, a dying blessing, such as the patriarchs bequeathed to their children. The best thing we can ask of God for our children is that God will give them wisdom and grace to… Read the whole commentary →