Psalms 72:2
May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
In Context
1O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
3May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;
Cross References
1 Kings 3:5In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared unto Solomon, in a dream by night,—and God said, Ask, what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 10:9Yahweh thy God be blessed, who delighted in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel,—because Yahweh loveth Israel unto times age-abiding, therefore hath he appointed thee to be king, to execute justice and righteousness.
Job 34:19For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalms 82:3Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end—Upon the throne of David and Upon his kingdom, By establishing it and By sustaining it, With justice and With righteousness,—From henceforth, Even unto times age-abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will 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 →