Passage Research
Psalm 72 — Sermon Preparation
A prayer for the king to rule with justice, defend the poor and needy, and see his name endure as long as the sun so all nations call him blessed. Below is a research summary for Psalm 72, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 162 / 108
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 72 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶבְיוֹן | ʼebyôwn | H34 | 4 | destitute |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 4 | kneel, bless |
| עָנִי | ʻânîy | H6041 | 3 | depressed |
| שְׁבָא | Shᵉbâʼ | H7614 | 2 | Sheba |
| יָרֵחַ | yârêach | H3394 | 2 | moon |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 3 | appellation, honor |
| שֶׁמֶשׁ | shemesh | H8121 | 2 | sun, east |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 72, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 72:2–17 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Sheba 1— Ps 72:10
- Tarshish 1— Ps 72:10
- Lebanon— Ps 72:16
- Euphrates— Ps 72:8
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