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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shal...
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 72:1
Hebrew
לִשְׁלֹמֹה ׀ אֱֽלֹהִים מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ תֵּן וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְ׃lishelomoh- -'elohiym-mishefateykha-lemelekhe-ten-vetzideqatekha-leven-melekhe
KJV: Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
AKJV: Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king’s son.
ASV: Give the king thy judgments, O God,
YLT: By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
Exposition: Psalms 72:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:2
Hebrew
יָדִין עַמְּךָ בְצֶדֶק וַעֲנִיֶּיךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃yadiyn-'amekha-vetzedeq-va'aniyeykha-vemishefat
KJV: He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
AKJV: He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.
ASV: He will judge thy people with righteousness,
YLT: He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
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Psalms 72:2
Psalms 72:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:3
Hebrew
יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָֽה׃yishe'v-hariym-shalvom-la'am-vgeva'vot-vitzedaqah
KJV: The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
AKJV: The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
ASV: The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
YLT: The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
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Psalms 72:3
Psalms 72:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:4
Hebrew
יִשְׁפֹּט ׀ עֲֽנִיֵּי־עָם יוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי אֶבְיוֹן וִֽידַכֵּא עוֹשֵֽׁק׃yishefot- -'aniyey-'am-yvoshiy'a-liveney-'eveyvon-viydakhe'-'vosheq
KJV: He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
AKJV: He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
ASV: He will judge the poor of the people,
YLT: He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 72:4
Psalms 72:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:5
Hebrew
יִֽירָאוּךָ עִם־שָׁמֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ דּוֹר דּוֹרִֽים׃yiyra'vkha-'im-shamesh-velifeney-yarecha-dvor-dvoriym
KJV: They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
AKJV: They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
ASV: They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,
YLT: They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation--generations.
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Psalms 72:5
Psalms 72:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:6
Hebrew
יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַל־גֵּז כִּרְבִיבִים זַרְזִיף אָֽרֶץ׃yered-khematar-'al-gez-khireviyviym-zareziyf-'aretz
KJV: He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
AKJV: He shall come down like rain on the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
ASV: He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,
YLT: He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers--sprinkling the earth.
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Psalms 72:6
Psalms 72:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:7
Hebrew
יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד־בְּלִי יָרֵֽחַ׃yiferach-veyamayv-tzadiyq-verov-shalvom-'ad-veliy-yarecha
KJV: In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
AKJV: In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endures.
ASV: In his days shall the righteous flourish,
YLT: Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
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Psalms 72:7
Psalms 72:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:8
Hebrew
וְיֵרְדְּ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃veyerede-miyam-'ad-yam-vminahar-'ad-'afesey-'aretz
KJV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
AKJV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
ASV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
YLT: And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
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Psalms 72:8
Psalms 72:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:9
Hebrew
לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃lefanayv-yikhere'v-tziyiym-ve'oyevayv-'afar-yelachekhv
KJV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
AKJV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
ASV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
YLT: Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
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Psalms 72:9
Psalms 72:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:10
Hebrew
מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִֽיבוּ׃malekhey-tareshiysh-ve'iyiym-minechah-yashiyvv-malekhey-sheva'-vseva'-'eshekhar-yaqeriyvv
KJV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
AKJV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
ASV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:
YLT: Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
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Psalms 72:10
Psalms 72:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:11
Hebrew
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ כָל־מְלָכִים כָּל־גּוֹיִם יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃veyishetachavv-lvo-khal-melakhiym-khal-gvoyim-ya'avedvhv
KJV: Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
AKJV: Yes, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
ASV: Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;
YLT: And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
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Psalms 72:11
Psalms 72:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:12
Hebrew
כִּֽי־יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵר לֽוֹ׃khiy-yatziyl-'eveyvon-meshave'a-ve'aniy-ve'eyn-'ozer-lvo
KJV: For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
AKJV: For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.
ASV: For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,
YLT: For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
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Psalms 72:12
Psalms 72:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 72:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:13
Hebrew
יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yachos-'al-dal-ve'eveyvon-venafeshvot-'eveyvoniym-yvoshiy'a
KJV: He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
AKJV: He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
ASV: He will have pity on the poor and needy,
YLT: He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:13
Psalms 72:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 72:13
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:13
Exposition: Psalms 72:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:14
Hebrew
מִתּוֹךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁם וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃mitvokhe-vmechamas-yige'al-nafesham-veyeyqar-damam-ve'eynayv
KJV: He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
AKJV: He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
ASV: He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;
YLT: From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 72:14
Psalms 72:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:14
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- Psalms 72:14
Exposition: Psalms 72:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:15
Hebrew
וִיחִי וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ מִזְּהַב שְׁבָא וְיִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדוֹ תָמִיד כָּל־הַיּוֹם יְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃viychiy-veyiten-lvo-mizehav-sheva'-veyitefalel-va'advo-tamiyd-khal-hayvom-yevarakhenehv
KJV: And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
AKJV: And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
ASV: And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
YLT: And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:15Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 72:15
Psalms 72:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:15
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:15
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
- Sheba
Exposition: Psalms 72:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:16
Hebrew
יְהִי פִסַּת־בַּר ׀ בָּאָרֶץ בְּרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִרְעַשׁ כַּלְּבָנוֹן פִּרְיוֹ וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃yehiy-fisat-var- -va'aretz-vero'sh-hariym-yire'ash-khalevanvon-fireyvo-veyatziytzv-me'iyr-khe'eshev-ha'aretz
KJV: There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
AKJV: There shall be an handful of corn in the earth on the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
ASV: There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains;
YLT: There 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.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:16
Psalms 72:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:16
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:16
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Lebanon
Exposition: Psalms 72:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:17
Hebrew
יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְֽעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ ינין יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃yehiy-shemvo-le'volam-lifeney-shemesh-ynyn-yinvon-shemvo-veyitevarekhv-vvo-khal-gvoyim-ye'ashervhv
KJV: His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
AKJV: His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
ASV: His name shall endure for ever;
YLT: His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:17
Psalms 72:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:17
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:17
Exposition: Psalms 72:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:18
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּֽוֹ׃varvkhe- -yehvah-'elohiym-'elohey-yishera'el-'osheh-nifela'vot-levadvo
KJV: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
AKJV: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only does wondrous things.
ASV: Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,
YLT: Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:18Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:18
Psalms 72:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:18
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:18
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Israel
Exposition: Psalms 72:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:19
Hebrew
וּבָרוּךְ ׀ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּל הָאָרֶץ אָמֵן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃vvarvkhe- -shem-khevvodvo-le'volam-veyimale'-khevvodvo-'et-khol-ha'aretz-'amen- -ve'amen
KJV: And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
AKJV: And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
ASV: And blessed be his glorious name for ever;
YLT: And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. Amen, and amen!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:19Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:19
Psalms 72:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:19
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:19
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Amen
Exposition: Psalms 72:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 72:20
Hebrew
כָּלּוּ תְפִלּוֹת דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃khalv-tefilvot-david-ven-yishay
KJV: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
AKJV: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
ASV: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
YLT: The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 72:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 72:20
Psalms 72:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 72:20
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 72:20
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
Exposition: Psalms 72:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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- Psalms 72:1
- Psalms 72:2
- Psalms 72:3
- Psalms 72:4
- Psalms 72:5
- Psalms 72:6
- Psalms 72:7
- Psalms 72:8
- Psalms 72:9
- Psalms 72:10
- Psalms 72:11
- Psalms 72:12
- Psalms 72:13
- Psalms 72:14
- Psalms 72:15
- Psalms 72:16
- Psalms 72:17
- Psalms 72:18
- Psalms 72:19
- Psalms 72:20
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Yea
- Ray
- Sheba
- Lebanon
- Israel
- Amen
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1 Timothy
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James
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1 John
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Psalms 72:1
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Canonical locus
Psalms 72:1
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