Psalms 72

Psalms 72THEME: The King and the kingdom are comingThis is called “A Psalm for Solomon.” The critic claims that Solomon wrote it, but I don’t believe it, because the concluding verse says this: “The prayers of David, the son of Jesse are ended.” This is a psalm of David written for his son, Solomon. This psalm concludes what we call the Exodus section of the Psalms. The Book of Exodus concludes with the glory of the Lord filling the tabernacle, and this is a prophetic psalm in which the Messiah Himself comes and establishes His glorious kingdom on earth. Notice that He is the God of righteousness:

Psalms 72:1

Also verse Psa_72:7:

Psalms 72:7

Righteousness is the plank in the platform that no political candidate has ever hadas far as I can tell. The Lord Jesus will reign in righteousness some day. This psalm describes His glorious kingdom.

Psalms 72:17

Apparently God gave to David this great vision of the kingdom and the reign of Christ when the whole earth will be filled with His glory. This is what David had prayed for; so he says

Psalms 72:20

David says, “My prayers are all ended; I am through praying.” What David had prayed for will be realized. He had nothing more to pray for!