Psalms 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
In Context
3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish 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 →