Psalm 72
Dear RTB’ers,
The title, “Of Solomon” in today’s Psalm 72… Could it have been written about Solomon by David, his father. Verse 20 indicates that The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. Or maybe it was written by someone else about Solomon, or maybe by Solomon himself? We don’t know. What we do know is that this Psalm is about the rule of a good king, a righteous and just king (vv. 1-7) who rules over all the Earth (vv. 8-11) and cares for the poor and needy (vv. 2, 4, 12-14). He is described in glowing terms (vv. 5-7) with a prayer that this good king be blessed in every way (vv. 15-17). Who else but Jesus can fit this description? May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! (v. 17) Read it again, folks, with Jesus in mind.
And now we close Book 2 of the Psalms and move on to I Kings.
Blessings.
Fred