Psalms 72:7
In his dayes shall the righteous florish, and abundance of peace shalbe so long as the moone endureth.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
In Context
6He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.
8His dominion shall be also from sea to sea, and from the Riuer vnto the endes of the land.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:25And Iudah and Israel dwelt without feare, euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tree, from Dan, euen to Beer-sheba, all the dayes of Salomon.
1 Chronicles 22:8But the worde of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battels: thou shalt not builde an house vnto my Name: for thou hast shead much blood vpon the earth in my sight.
Psalms 92:12The righteous shall flourish like a palme tree, and shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon.
Isaiah 2:4And he shall iudge among the nations, and rebuke many people: they shall breake their swords also into mattocks, and their speares into siethes: nation shall not lift vp a sworde against nation, neither shall they learne to fight any more.
Isaiah 11:6The wolfe also shall dwell with the lambe, and the leopard shall lie with the kid, and the calfe, and the lyon, and the fat beast together, and a litle childe shall leade them.
Isaiah 32:15Vntill the Spirit be powred vpon vs from aboue, and the wildernes become a fruitfull fielde, and the plenteous fielde be counted as a forest.
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 →