Psalms 72:2
that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
In Context
1Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
3May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
Cross References
Psalms 45:6Your throne shall endure for ever and ever your royal sceptre a sceptre of equity.
Psalms 82:3Do right by the weak and the orphan, acquit the innocent poor.
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 →