the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Psalms 72:20
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The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse have ended.
(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
Thou which hast shewed mee great, and sore troubles, shalt quicken mee againe, and shalt bring mee vp againe from the depthes of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatnesse, and comfort me on euery side. I will also praise thee with the psalterie, euen thy trueth, O my God: vnto thee will I sing with the harpe, O thou Holy one of Israel. My lippes shall greatly reioyce when I sing vnto thee: and my soule, which thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnesse all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought vnto shame, that seeke my hurt.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
And blessed be the name of his maiesty for euer, and all londes be fulfilled with his glory. Amen, Amen.
The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse have ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
This collection of the prayers of David son of Jesse ends here.
This ends the prayers of David, the son of Jesse.
This completes the prayers of David the son of Yishai.
Here end the prayers of Dauid, the sonne of Ishai.
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Yishai.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.
Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
(71-20) The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.
This is the end of the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded.
`The preieris of Dauid, the sone of Ysay, ben endid.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The prayers: This was probably the last Psalm he ever wrote; and with it ends the second book of the Psalter. 2 Samuel 23:1, Job 31:40, Jeremiah 51:64, Luke 24:51
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 2:9 - Ask what 1 Chronicles 23:27 - by the last Matthew 1:6 - Jesse Luke 3:32 - was the son of Jesse
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. The Septuagint version renders it, the hymns. This psalm is thought by some to be the last that was written by David, though put in this place; and it is certain that the psalms are not always placed in the order of time in which they were written: this being, as is supposed, made by him in his old age, when Solomon his son was appointed and set upon his throne by his order; on account of which he composed it, with a view to the Messiah, the antitype of Solomon. Or, as others, this is the last of the psalms, which were put together and digested in order by David himself; the rest that follow being collected by Hezekiah or the Levites. Aben Ezra mentions it as the sense of some of their interpreters,
"then shall be fulfilled the prayers of the son of Jesse;''
that is, as R. Joseph Kimchi explains it, when those consolations are completed, then the prayers of David the son of Jesse shall be fulfilled. The sense is, when all the things spoken of in this psalm, concerning the Messiah and his kingdom, should be accomplished, then the prayers of David, and so of every good man, his hearty wishes and desires, will then be answered, and have their full effect, and not till then. This verse seems to be written not by David, for the psalm itself ends with "Amen and Amen"; but by some collector of the Psalms: it is not in the Arabic version, in the room of which is "Hallelujah"; and in the Syriac version it is, "the end of the second book". The first book of Psalms ends with the forty first Psalm. The whole is divided into five parts by the Jews; observed by Origen x and Hilarius y, and others.
x Apud Montfaucon. Praelim. ad Hexapla Origen. p. 78, 79. y Prolog. in Psalm. p. 33.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended - This is not found in the Syriac. The following is added in that version at the close of the psalm: “The end of the Second Book.” In regard to this twentieth verse, it is quite clear that it is no part of the psalm; and it is every way probable that it was not placed here by the author of the psalm, and also that it has no special and exclusive reference to this psalm, for the psalm could in no special sense be called “a prayer of David.” The words bear all the marks of having been placed at the close of a collection of psalms, or a division of the Book of Psalms, to which might be given as an appropriate designation, the title “The Prayers of David, the son of Jesse;” meaning that that book, or that division of the book, was made up of the compositions of David, and might be thus distinguished from other portions of the general collection. This would not imply that in this part of the collection there were literally no other psalms than those which had been composed by David, or that none of the psalms of David might be found in other parts of the general collection, but that this division was more entirely made up of his psalms, and that the name might therefore be given to this as his collection. It may be fairly inferred from this, that there was such a collection, or that there were, in the Book of Psalms, divisions which were early recognized. See the General Introduction. Dr. Horsley supposes, however, that this declaration, “The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended,” pertains to this psalm alone, as if David had nothing more to pray for or to wish than what was expressed in these glowing representations of the kingdom of the Messiah, and of the happy times which would be enjoyed under his rule.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 72:20. The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. — This was most probably the last Psalm he ever wrote. There may be several in the after part of this book which were written by him; but they were probably composed in a former period of his life, for this was the end of the poetic prayers of David the son of Jesse. Those that were found afterwards have got out of their proper connexion.
ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND PSALM
David being near his death, makes his prayer for his son Solomon, that he may be a just, peaceable, and great king, and his subjects happy under his government. But this is but the shell of the Psalm: the kernel is Christ and his kingdom, under whom righteousness, peace, and felicity shall flourish, and unto whom all nations shall do homage for ever and ever.
The parts of this Psalm are the following, viz.: -
I. The petition, Psalms 72:1.
II. The general declaration of the qualities of this kingdom, Psalms 72:2-4.
III. The particular unfolding of these in their effects, Psalms 72:4-18.
IV. The doxology, Psalms 72:18-20.
I. David, being taught by experience how hard a matter it is to govern a kingdom well, prays God to assist his son Solomon, to whom, being near death, he was to leave his crown and sceptre.
1. "Give the king thy judgments, O God;" the true knowledge of thy law.
2. "And thy righteousness unto the king's son;" that he may not decline to the right or left hand, but administer by justice, judge for God.
II. For then this will follow: -
1. Justice will flourish in his kingdom: "He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment."
2. And peace also, and prosperity: "The mountains," that is, the chief magistrates; "and the little hills," - the lesser officers, shall bring peace to the people: but "by righteousness," for justice upholds the world.
III. And now he proceeds to unfold himself upon the two former generals: first, justice; then, peace.
Of justice he assigns two effects: -
1. The defence of good men: "He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the needy."
2. The punishment of the wicked: "He shall break in pieces the oppressor."
The consequences of peace are, -
1. Fear, and reverence, and the service of God: "They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations."
2. Plenty and abundance: "He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth."
3. Prosperity of good men: "In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth."
Now he shows the greatness and amplitude of this kingdom, which will not be so true of Solomon as of Christ and his kingdom.
1. His kingdom will be very large: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth."
2. His subjects shall be many. Some willingly, others against their will, shall obey him: "They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust," - crouch at his feet.
3. Homage shall be done to him by Asiatic, European, and Arabian princes. 1. "The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents, the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts." 2. "Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him."
He sets down many excellent qualities of this king:
1. He should be ready to do good; a gracious lord to the meanest subject: "For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also. and him that hath no helper."
2. He should be far from loading his subjects with exactions: "He shall spare the poor and shall save the souls of the needy."
3. Far from all tyranny: "He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence."
4. Far from shedding innocent blood: "And precious shall their blood be in his sight."
And as he shall be kind and loving to his subjects, so shall his subjects show great love and affection to him.
1. They shall pray for his life: "He shall live."
2. And they shall offer him presents: "And to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia."
3. They shall pray for him: "Prayer also shall be made for him continually."
4. They shall speak well of him: "Daily shall he be praised."
And that which would induce them to it might be, that besides the equity and justice, love and kindness he showed to all, they find that under him they enjoy great plenty and abundance of all things.
1. For the earth brought forth corn, and the mountains afforded them an ample harvest: "There shall be a handful of corn in the earth, upon the top (the highest part) of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake (stand so thick that the ears shall brush one against another) as the trees in Lebanon."
2. The kingdom shall abound in people: "They of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth," which is thick and green. In a word, the king shall be dear to his people; and they shall love his name when living, and honour him when dead, and continue it to all posterities.
1. "His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun."
2. "Men shall be blessed in him." God shall bless thee, as he did Solomon.
3. "All nations shall call him blessed." Acknowledge his happiness, and wish a blessing to themselves after Solomon's example.
IV. In the close of the Psalm, as usual, he gives thanks for taking into consideration the happiness that was to accrue to his people under such a king, even when he was laid in the grave. He breaks forth,
I. "Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things;" for indeed such a king is a wonder, and it is the grace of God must make him such.
2. And again: "Blessed be his glorious name for ever."
3. And that not in Judea alone, but in all the world: "And let the whole world be filled with his glory. Amen, amen."
"The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended." Of which some, indeed most, judge this was the last prayer David made. See the notes at the end of the Psalm. Psalms 72:20.
With the seventy-second Psalm the SECOND BOOK of the Psalter ends, according to the division of the Jewish Masoretes. The THIRD BOOK commences with a series, chiefly composed by other inspired writers.
THE following poetical version of some of the principal passages of the foregoing Psalm was made and kindly given me by my much respected friend, James Montgomery, Esq., of Sheffield. I need not tell the intelligent reader that he has seized the spirit, and exhibited some of the principal beauties, of the Hebrew bard; though, to use his own words in his letter to me, his "hand trembled to touch the harp of Zion." I take the liberty here to register a wish, which I have strongly expressed to himself, that he would favour the Church of God with a metrical version of the whole book.
Hail to the Lord's Anointed,
Great David's greater Son!
Hail! In the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To let the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And reign in equity.
He comes with succour speedy
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing,
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls, in misery dying,
Were precious in his sight.
By such shall he be feared
While sun and moon endure,
Beloved, adored, revered,
For he shall judge the poor,
Through changing generations,
With justice, mercy, truth,
While stars maintain their stations,
And moons renew their youth.
He shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And joy, and hope, like flowers,
Spring in his path to birth:
Before him, on the mountains,
Shall Peace, the herald, go,
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
Arabia's desert-ranger
To him shall bow the knee;
The AEthiopian stranger
His glory come to see:
With offerings of devotion,
Ships from the isles shall meet
To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at his feet.
Kings shall fall down before him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore him,
His praise all people sing:
For he shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion,
Or dove's light wing, can soar.
For him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows, ascend;
His kingdom still increasing, -
A kingdom without end;
The mountain-dews shall nourish
A need in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish
And shake like Lebanon.
O'er every foe victorious,
He on his throne shall rest,
From age to age more glorious, -
All-blessing, and all-blest:
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand for ever,
His name what is it? - LOVE.
