Psalms 72:3
The mountaines and the hilles shall bring peace to the people by iustice.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
In Context
2Then shall he iudge thy people in righteousnesse, and thy poore with equitie.
Cross References
Psalms 72:16An handfull of corne shall be sowen in the earth, euen in the toppe of the mountaines, and the fruite thereof shall shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall florish out of the citie like the grasse of the earth.
Psalms 85:11Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.
Psalms 98:8Let the floods clap their hands, and let the mountaines reioyce together
Isaiah 32:17And the worke of iustice shall bee peace, euen the worke of iustice and quietnesse, and assurance for euer.
Isaiah 52:7How beautifull vpon the mountaines are the feete of him, that declareth and publisheth peace? that declareth good tidings, and publisheth saluation, saying vnto Zion, Thy God reigneth?
Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countreis, and will bring them to their owne lande, and feede them vpon the mountaines of Israel, by the riuers, and in all the inhabited places of the countrey.
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 →