Psalm 72 is a prayer for God's blessing on the king. The psalmist prays that the king will be just and will "defend the cause of the poor" and "give deliverance to the needy." The vision of the psalmist goes beyond what one might expect even from a good king, and so it adds to the hope of Israel in the coming of a king (an anointed one, or messiah) who will bring lasting peace to the earth for all peoples. May he have dominion, the psalmist prays, to the "ends of the earth.
May we live with hope for such a time of justice and peace on earth, when the poor and the needy will be free from oppression and the violence to which they are now subjected.
Grace and peace...Bob
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