1 לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ תֵּ֑ן וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְ׃ 2 יָדִ֣ין עַמְּךָ֣ בְצֶ֑דֶק וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ 3 יִשְׂא֤וּ הָרִ֓ים שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם לָעָ֑ם וּ֝גְבָע֗וֹת בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ 4 יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט ׀ עֲֽנִיֵּי־עָ֗ם י֭וֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶבְי֑וֹן וִֽידַכֵּ֣א עוֹשֵֽׁק׃ 5 יִֽירָא֥וּךָ עִם־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵ֥י יָ֝רֵ֗חַ דּ֣וֹר דּוֹרִֽים׃ 6 יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃ 7 יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַד־בְּלִ֥י יָרֵֽחַ׃ 8 וְ֭יֵרְדְּ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֑ם וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ 9 לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ 10 מַלְכֵ֬י תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִיִּים מִנְחָ֣ה יָשִׁ֑יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י שְׁבָ֥א וּ֝סְבָ֗א אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר יַקְרִֽיבוּ׃ 11 וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־מְלָכִ֑ים כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃ 12 כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃ 13 יָ֭חֹס עַל־דַּ֣ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ 14 מִתּ֣וֹךְ וּ֭מֵחָמָס יִגְאַ֣ל נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְיֵיקַ֖ר דָּמָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ 15 וִיחִ֗י וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ֮ מִזְּהַ֪ב שְׁ֫בָ֥א וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲד֣וֹ תָמִ֑יד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם יְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ 16 יְהִ֤י פִסַּת־בַּ֨ר ׀ בָּאָרֶץ֮ בְּרֹ֪אשׁ הָ֫רִ֥ים יִרְעַ֣שׁ כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן פִּרְי֑וֹ וְיָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝עִ֗יר כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃ 17 יְהִ֤י שְׁמ֨וֹ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ֮ ינין שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ב֑וֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃ 18 בָּר֤וּךְ ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹשֵׂ֖ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ 19 וּבָר֤וּךְ ׀ שֵׁ֥ם כְּבוֹד֗וֹ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם וְיִמָּלֵ֣א כְ֭בוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּ֥ל הָאָ֗רֶץ אָ֘מֵ֥ן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃ 20 כָּלּ֥וּ תְפִלּ֑וֹת דָּ֝וִ֗ד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃
Psalms · Westminster Leningrad Codex
Psalm 72 Westminster Leningrad Codex
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Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Hebrew verse numbering: Psalm titles are verse 1; Malachi has 3 chapters and Joel 4.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 23:5–6; 2 Chronicles 1:10; 1 Chronicles 22:12–13; 1 Chronicles 29:19; Isaiah 11:2
- 2 Isaiah 32:1; Psalm 72:12–14; Isaiah 32:17; Psalm 45:6–7; Isaiah 9:7
- 3 Isaiah 52:7; 2 Corinthians 5:19–21; Daniel 9:24; Joel 3:18; Ezekiel 34:13–14
- 4 Isaiah 11:4; Ezekiel 34:15–16; Psalm 109:31; Zechariah 9:8–10; Proverbs 20:26
- 5 Psalm 89:36–37; Daniel 7:14; Psalm 72:17; Revelation 11:15; Isaiah 9:7
- 6 Hosea 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:2; 2 Samuel 23:4; Psalm 65:10; Hosea 14:5–7
- 7 Isaiah 2:4; Malachi 4:2; Psalm 92:12; Isaiah 60:22; Isaiah 54:11–17
- 8 Exodus 23:31; Zechariah 9:10; 1 Kings 4:21–24; Psalm 80:11; Psalm 89:25
- 9 Isaiah 49:23; Micah 7:17; Luke 19:27; Psalm 2:9; 1 Kings 9:18
- 10 Psalm 68:29; Isaiah 60:6; Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 45:12; 1 Kings 10:1
- 11 Psalm 86:9; Revelation 11:15; Isaiah 49:22–23; Revelation 17:14; Isaiah 54:5
- 12 Job 29:12; Revelation 3:17–18; Psalm 102:17; Hebrews 7:25; Ecclesiastes 4:1
- 13 Ezekiel 34:16; Matthew 5:3; Psalm 109:31; Job 5:15–16; James 2:5–6
- 14 Psalm 116:15; Revelation 19:2; Luke 1:68–75; 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16; 2 Samuel 4:9
- 15 1 Kings 10:14; Isaiah 60:6; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 5:8–14; Jude 25
- 16 1 Kings 4:20; Revelation 7:9; Job 8:7; Job 5:25; Isaiah 29:17
- 17 Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Psalm 89:36; Genesis 12:3; Luke 1:48
- 18 Psalm 41:13; Psalm 106:48; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 86:10
- 19 Numbers 14:21; Matthew 6:10; Psalm 41:13; Habakkuk 2:14; Matthew 6:13
- 20 2 Samuel 23:1; Luke 24:51; Job 31:40; Jeremiah 51:64
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
In all the holy Scriptures the grace of God that delivereth us commendeth itself to us, in order that it may have us commended.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
For it is known within what bounds the kingdom of Solomon was enclosed; and yet in that psalm, not to speak of other things, we read, "He shall have dominion from sea even to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth," which we see fulfilled in Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
And again when it is preaching the Gospel beforehand, and saying, "In his days shall righteousness flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken away," it doth not set a limit to this fair part of creation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
And how is it also that they are not abashed at that which is written, From the womb before the morning-star have I begotten thee: also this, He shall endure with the sun, and before the moon, from generation to generation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
For on this account that prophecy went before concerning Him: "He shall reign from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth." But since, before He suffered and rose from the dead, the faith had not yet been defined to all, but was defined in the resurrection of Christ (for so the Apostle …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)