The Reign of the Righteous King.

A Psalm of Solomon.

72 Give the king (A)Your judgments, God,
And (B)Your righteousness to the king’s son.
[a]May [b]he (C)judge Your people with righteousness
And [c](D)Your afflicted with justice.
[d]May the mountains bring [e](E)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
[f]May he (F)vindicate the [g]afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:2 Or He will judge
  2. Psalm 72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah
  3. Psalm 72:2 Or Your humble
  4. Psalm 72:3 Or The mountains will bring
  5. Psalm 72:3 Or prosperity
  6. Psalm 72:4 Or He will vindicate
  7. Psalm 72:4 Or humble

For a (A)Child will be born to us, a (B)Son will be given to us;
And the (C)government will [a]rest (D)on His shoulders;
And His name will be called (E)Wonderful Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
Eternal (G)Father, Prince of (H)Peace.
There will be (I)no end to the increase of His government or of peace
On the (J)throne of David and over [b]his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with (K)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:6 Lit be
  2. Isaiah 9:7 I.e., David’s

But with (A)righteousness He will judge the (B)poor,
And decide with fairness for the (C)humble of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the (D)rod of His mouth,
And with the (E)breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
Also (F)righteousness will be the belt around His hips,
And (G)faithfulness the belt around His waist.

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“Behold, the (A)days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous [a](B)Branch;
And He will (C)reign as king and [b]act wisely
And (D)do justice and righteousness in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Lit Sprout
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 Or succeed

15 In those days and at that time I will make a (A)righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute (B)justice and righteousness on the earth.

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The Davidic Kingdom

24 “And My servant (A)David will be king over them, and they will all have (B)one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances, and keep My statutes and [a]follow them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 37:24 Lit do them

(A)Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (B)king is coming to you;
He is [a](C)righteous and (D)endowed with salvation,
(E)Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a (F)colt, the [b]foal of a donkey.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
  2. Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey

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