Psalms 72:3
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
In Context
2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
Cross References
Psalms 72:16There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
Psalms 85:11Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,
Psalms 98:8Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud,
Isaiah 32:17And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness — Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.
Isaiah 52:7How comely on the mountains, Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, Sounding salvation, Saying to Zion, 'Reigned hath thy God.'
Ezekiel 34:13And brought them out from the peoples, And have gathered them from the lands, And brought them unto their own ground, And have fed them on mountains of Israel, By streams, and by all dwellings 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 →