Psalms 72:3
May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
In Context
2May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
Cross References
Psalms 72:16May there be an abundance of corn in the earth, in the top of the mountains,—Let the fruit thereof, wave like Lebanon, And they of the city bloom like the fresh shoots of the earth.
Psalms 85:11Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.
Psalms 98:8Let, the floods, clap their hands, Together, let, the mountains, make a joyful noise,
Isaiah 32:17And the yield of righteousness, shall be, peace,—And the tillage of righteousness, quietness, and confidence! to times age-abiding;
Isaiah 52:7How beautiful, upon the mountains are the feet—Of him That bringeth good tidings, That publisheth peace, That bringeth good tidings of blessing, That publisheth salvation,—That saith unto Zion, Thy God, hath become king.
Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from among the peoples And will gather them out of the lands, And will bring them upon their own soil, And will tend them Upon the mountains of Israel, In the ravines. And in all the habitable places of the land:
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 →